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The media and cartooning world shifted mightily between Jon Kudelka’s earliest contributions to The Mercury in Hobart in the early 1990s and to his last regular gig at The Saturday Paper, before the diagnosis and treatment of his glioblastoma sparked retirement in April 2025.

Rega’s range-topping pre/power has a thrilling music-first approach that’s hard to resist.

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for?

On 3rd February 2026, Mercury, the planet of the mind, communication, and perception, steps into Kumbh Rashi (Aquarius), a sign ruled by Saturn, the teacher of structure, discipline, and long-term vision. Unlike transits that pull at the heart or stir emotions, this is a purely cerebral, logical, and strategic shift.…

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best planetary lineups.

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night skies above over the coming month

A video of an Indian Army jawan sleeping with a blanket of snow on top of him has gone viral on social media. The video has been surfacing on the Internet, highlighting the harsh weather conditions that Indian soldiers are forced to withstand in high-altitude areas. The video is reportedly…

A range of gorgeous skywatching targets are visible to the naked eye in city skies.

Sweltering conditions forced the Australian Open exclusively indoors for six hours, before relief arrived for Alex de Minaur's blockbuster quarter-final.