Why is an extreme gamma-ray source behaving so strangely? Researchers are assessing what's behind unusual behaviour in the Cassiopeia constellation involving the changing brightness of stars Space • 14 Nov
How excited should we be by hints of life on distant planet? The James Webb Telescope has found that a planet 124 light years away might host a water ocean Space • 14 Sep
All you need to know about this week's supermoon We've known about this optical illusion for thousands of years, but we still don't completely understand how or why it comes about Astronomy • 30 Aug
All you need to know about Euclid's six year space mission The space telescope's mission is to survey the dark universe and probe the nature of dark matter and dark energy Space • 05 Jul
Why some people believe they're aliens living on earth What makes some people think they are starseeds and experiencing a sense that they must be from another planet? Psychology • 20 Mar
Why can't we see the stars in the night sky as much anymore? The widespread use of artificial light at night means we're seeing a 10% decrease each year in the number of visible stars in the sky Astronomy • 01 Feb
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
4 ways to spot hints of alien life using the James Webb Telescope The telescope allows us to spot starlight-absorbing gases, which might indicate the presence of life on distant planets Astronomy • 14 Nov 22
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
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
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
How a giant planetary collision led to a gas explosion in space We know for the first time that planetary impacts can release large amounts of gas as well as dust Astronomy • 20 Oct 21
All you need to know about today's solar eclipse We can expect Irish skies to turn a little darker as 30% of the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon Solar eclipse • 10 Jun 21
'A relatively rare event': this week's super blood moon As well as being a stunning spectacle, eclipses like this can tell us a lot about the Earth, Moon and Sun Astronomy • 24 May 21
The science behind leap years How an extra day every four years keeps our calendars in working order Leap Year • 28 Feb 20
Are red skies at night a shepherd's delight? An astronomer's view Here's how the colour of the sky is linked to future weather patterns Astronomy • 20 Jan 20
How close are we to finding life beyond the solar system? More than 4,000 planets outside our solar system have been detected by astronomers to date. Astronomy • 05 Feb 20
Exploring the hidden black holes at the centre of our galaxy The discovery of black holes at the centre of the Milky Way will have major implications for future research Astronomy • 18 May 18
Back in the day: the first stars in the universe Report: signals have been detected from the first stars in the universe with a hint that dark matter was involved Astronomy • 01 Mar 18
How close are we to finding life on other planets? Opinion: thanks to the discovery in 2017 of four Earth-sized planets orbiting a star on our cosmic doorstep, the prospects of finding extra-terrestrial life within … Alien life • 21 Nov 17
What we can learn from next week's solar eclipse The solar eclipse on August 21, when the moon completely blocks the light from the sun, offers scientists and sky-watchers an opportunity to examine our … astronomy • 25 Sep 17
