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  • Kevin Nolan

    TU Dublin

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    Kevin Nolan is a Lecturer in Physics at TU Dublin and a PhD candidate in Space Science at MTU

    River delta depositions within Jezero Crater as seen by Perseverance in May 2023
Credit: NASA/JPL/Cal-Tech

    Why we're so fascinated by Mars

    Mars holds sway over other destinations in space so why are we so drawn to the planet?

    Space • 24 Aug 23
    Going over Ireland tonight: Virgin Orbit's Modified Boeing 747 Cosmic-Girl launches its Launcher One rocket. 
Photo: Virgin Orbit

    Here are the space events to look out for in 2023

    Look up for a grand parade of rockets, comets, meteor showers, people going to the Moon, samples from Mars and much more

    Space • 10 Jan 23
    The Artemis Space Launch System awaiting takeoff. Photo: NASA

    All you need to know about the Artemis mission to the moon

    This week's Artemis launch is the first of three groundbreaking NASA moon expeditions in the coming years

    Astronomy • 02 Sep 22
    This image from the James Webb Space Telescope released on Juky 12th shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago. Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

    New views of our universe from the James Webb Space Telescope

    Images from the James Webb Space Telescope herald a new era in astronomy and illuminate the hidden workings of the Universe

    Astronomy • 12 Jul 22
    NASA DART and LICIS Cube Sat approach the double asteroid Didymos and Dimorphos 11 million km from Earth. 
Image credit: NASA/JHUAOA

    Why NASA is crashing a $300m spacecraft into an asteroid

    The DART probe is part of a mission to see if future collisions between asteroids and Earth can be stopped

    Space • 18 May 22
    NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), a rocket set to return people to the moon. Photo: NASA

    6 space and astonomy events to look out for in 2022

    From telescopes and moon missions to the first Irish space probe, here's what's some of what's happening in deep-space this year

    Space • 13 Jan 22

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