Tagged: Earth & News
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Huge asteroid and its moon to safely whiz by Earth today (video) News
31.05.2013 An asteroid the size of the one that wiped out the dinosaurs is to safely pass by Earth later today and the 2.7-kilometre (1.7 miles) long behemoth is dragging its own moon with... -
More tremors likely following Irish Sea earthquake – seismic network News
29.05.2013 Further tremors in the Irish Sea and North Wales are likely in the coming days following the 3.8-magnitude earthquake in that area early this morning that rattled residents all... -
International Space Station astronauts welcome new crew members News
29.05.2013 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have welcomed three new crew members this morning, who arrived at the orbiting space lab hours after having blasted off... -
Back on Earth, astronaut Chris Hadfield still shares photos from space News
29.05.2013 Green patchwork joins together a Chinese mining town and strips of land make up the Bahamas in photos astronaut Chris Hadfield had taken aboard the International Space Station... -
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft safely back on Earth News
26.03.2013 The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has safely returned to Earth, five hours after leaving the International Space Station (ISS) today. -
Weather delays return of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to Earth News
25.03.2013 Inclement weather has delayed the return of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to Earth by one day. Dragon, which will be bringing back cargo from the International Space Station... -
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on its way back to Earth News
26.03.2013 The six crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have launched the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft back to Earth this morning, where it is due to splash down into the... -
More of astronaut Chris Hadfield’s stunning Earth photos from space News
01.03.2013 It’s a busy life for an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), carrying out scientific experiments, performing robotic tasks, and taking photos of Earth and... -
NASA to broadcast asteroid flyby online News
15.02.2013 Have you ever wanted to see an asteroid streak past the Earth? Well, today’s your chance, weather permitting, as US space agency NASA will broadcast online the flyby of asteroid... -
Landsat satellite launches to monitor Earth’s changing landscape News
12.02.2013 Described as one of the most important space launches of 2013, the latest Landsat mission hurled into space yesterday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Landsat... -
Irish seismometers pick up North Korea nuclear test News
12.02.2013 The energy from North Korea’s third underground nuclear test today has been recorded by seismometers in north Donegal and the Dublin Mountains, about 11 minutes after it... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s pictures capture Earth from space (photos) News
16.01.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield has been orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly a month now, and he has been sharing what the planet looks like from... -
Viral videos of the week – 06/01/2013 News
06.01.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features an unexpected journey for The Office cast, the return of Charlie the unicorn,... -
NASA-NOAA satellite reveals new nighttime images of Earth (video) News
06.12.2012 From single pinpricks of light to networks of glowing galaxies, planet Earth glitters at night, reveals a new global composite image built using cloud-free night images from a... -
Irish company to lead European Space Agency environmental project News
04.10.2012 Irish marine science and technology company TechWorks Marine has secured a contract to lead a European Space Agency (ESA) research project on monitoring coastal outlets. -
How planet earth sounds from space – NASA recording News
02.10.2012 We know what planet Earth looks like from space, but can you hear it from space even though sound cannot travel through a vacuum? NASA has just released a rather eerie,... -
Irish astronomer discovers supernova 120 million light years away News
29.08.2012 From his back garden in Raheny, Co Dublin, an amateur astronomer called Dave Grennan has stumbled upon his second supernova discovery from Ireland in less than two years. -
Is this the largest 3D map of the universe yet? News
09.08.2012 Scientists are claiming to have come up with the largest-ever 3D map of the universe, capturing the locations and distances of more than a million galaxies. -
Iceberg twice the size of Manhattan breaks away from Greenland glacier News
18.07.2012 An iceberg that’s reportedly twice the size of Manhattan, New York, has torn away from Greenland’s Petermann glacier. The event has been captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite. Some... -
Dermot Desmond invests in radio telescope for Ireland News
15.05.2012 One day Ireland could be a hub for scientific research into the early universe after the Big Bang in order to glean more insights about its evolution. Irish businessman and...Tags: IBM, Ireland, Dermot Desmond, Science, Education, Space, Earth, Astronomy, Tourism, Engineering