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When the universe collides with the pavement

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September 18, 2025

My neighbour's son is really spaced. A first-year varsity astro kid, a stargazing nutter. If it's up there, he's eyeballing it.

- A varsity astro kid, a mysterious interstellar object, one unimpressed neighbour, writes Des du Triou.

Amazing, when your kids start varsity your standard of living is a shooting star, rapidly falling. As theirs rises.

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