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Perseid meteor shower to light up Waterford skies this weekend

The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night skies in what is considered one of the highlights of the year for star gazers. It is expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday, with up to 150 shooting stars streaking through the sky per ...

12 Aug 2022 at 10:00

National News

European spacecraft launches to explore whether moons of Jupiter can support life

A European spacecraft has launched and is on its first leg of the journey to Jupiter in a mission to explore whether its ocean-bearing moons can support life. The six-tonne probe, named Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer), blasted off on an Ariane ...

14 Apr 2023 at 14:16

National News

Jupiter to blaze above moon in ‘one-night-only sight’

The planet Jupiter will be visible as a bright spot above the moon on Friday night, according to Astronomy Ireland. The sight should be visible to the naked eye from 5pm, the educational organisation said, when Jupiter will be to the upper left ...

04 Nov 2022 at 19:08

Arts & Entertainment

NASA set date for test flight of giant moon rocket

On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, Nasa announced that it is shooting for a late August launch of its new moon rocket. Nasa will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, ...

21 Jul 2022 at 12:50

National News

Christopher Nolan: Top director’s award for Oppenheimer means everything to me

Christopher Nolan has received a prestigious directing award for his epic historical film Oppenheimer. The London-born director was honoured with the prize for outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film at the Directors ...

11 Feb 2024 at 10:29

Local News

Rare super blue moon set to delight Waterford stargazers

A rare super blue moon will appear over the UK and Ireland on Thursday night, treating stargazers to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year. Unlike its name suggests, a blue moon is not named after the colour and instead refers ...

30 Aug 2023 at 10:53

National News

Moon halo lights up night sky over Ireland

Sky gazers were in for a celestial treat last night when a magnificent lunar halo could be spotted around the moon, with some even catching a glimpse of an incredible double halo. A lunar halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that ...

25 Jan 2024 at 14:41

National News

China reveals plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 in new space race

Chinese authorities have revealed plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 – another advance in what is increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United States and its democratic allies. ...

29 May 2023 at 17:27

National News

Scientists estimate rocket parts on collision course with moon will leave 66ft crater

The moon is about to be hit by three tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several huge lorries. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800mph on Friday (March 4) away ...

02 Mar 2022 at 12:14

Arts & Entertainment

Plants grow in soil from the moon for the first time

Plants have been grown in soil from the moon for the first time. The milestone in lunar and space exploration is a first step towards one day growing plants for food and oxygen on the moon or during space missions. In the new ...

12 May 2022 at 17:37

Arts & Entertainment

‘City killer’ asteroid to pass between Earth and moon’s orbit

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will travel harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies. Saturday’s close encounter will offer astronomers the chance to study a space ...

24 Mar 2023 at 09:19

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: How the moon could have been formed

Scientists have used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the moon’s origin. The study suggests a giant impact could have formed a moon-like body more rapidly, placing ...

05 Oct 2022 at 12:22

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