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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

    Blood moon over Dalkiey Island of the coast of Dublin.

    All you need to know about this weekend's lunar eclipse

    The autumn night sky in Ireland is an observer's treasure-trove and the first celestial event of the season arrives on September 7 with a lunar eclipse and blood moon

    Astronomy • 10 hrs
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    Milky Way and Perseid Meteors over Croagh Patrick mountain, County Mayo, in 2016. Photo: Getty Images

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    Astronomy • 04 Feb
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    Space • 08 Jan
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    Astronomy • 03 Jan
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    Space • 17 Jul 24
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    Here are the space and astronomy events to look out for in 2024

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    Astronomy • 07 Jan 24
    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

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