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'Extremely rare view': Saturn to come close to earth this weekend

'Extremely rare view': Saturn to come close to earth this weekend

'Probably less than one in a million people on Earth have ever seen Saturn, its rings and its moons up close like this'

Venus, Saturn and the Moon set to form rare ‘smiley face’ planet alignment

Venus, Saturn and the Moon set to form rare ‘smiley face’ planet alignment

Venus and Saturn are set to align with the crescent moon on Friday morning in a rare astronomical event.

Katy Perry to travel to space in all-female mission

Katy Perry to travel to space in all-female mission

She will be one of an all-female team of six, joining the 11th human flight of the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history

Moon rock donated to Ireland by Apollo astronauts was destroyed by fire

Moon rock donated to Ireland by Apollo astronauts was destroyed by fire

Three reported UFO sightings across greater Belfast in 2024

Three reported UFO sightings across greater Belfast in 2024

Irish-Dutch Pathfinder space mission will see Ireland's first commercial rocket launch

Irish-Dutch Pathfinder space mission will see Ireland's first commercial rocket launch

Nasa mission to Jupiter moon is 'not looking for ET', but for signs it could be habitable

Nasa mission to Jupiter moon is 'not looking for ET', but for signs it could be habitable

Blue-green algae on Ireland's largest lake to be observed from space

Blue-green algae on Ireland's largest lake to be observed from space

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024

A competition has been launched to find solutions to predict, detect and monitor the extent and movement of the noxious blooms on the lough.

Ireland’s first satellite is carried into space on rocket launched in California

Ireland’s first satellite is carried into space on rocket launched in California

Fri, 01 Dec, 2023

Ireland's first satellite, Eirsat-1, has been successfully launched into orbit.