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Giant asteroid the size of Statue of Liberty has potential to wipe out Ireland in 2032

A giant asteroid is hurtling in the direction of Earth and is a 130 to 300 feet wide space rock called 2024 Y24. David Moore, Astronomy Ireland, said that the asteroid would be a "country killer" if it strikes Earth. According to Dublin Live, the ...

05 Feb 2025 at 14:09

National News

NASA launches spacecraft destined to crash into rogue meteors

A NASA mission to deliberately crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to demonstrate the world's first planetary defence system, lifted off from its base at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday night. The Double Asteroid Redirection ...

24 Nov 2021 at 12:17

Arts & Entertainment

NASA asked to help find elusive Loch Ness Monster following 'several potential sightings'

Nasa has been asked to help out as a new search for the Loch Ness Monster is set to get under way. The Loch Ness Centre, in the Highlands in Scotland, has asked space explorers Nasa, and other scientists and universities, to lend their ...

11 Apr 2024 at 15:43

Arts & Entertainment

First James Webb Space Telescope image shows universe in spectacular detail

The first image from Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has been revealed, showing what is said to be the “deepest” and most detailed picture of the cosmos to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, the picture showcases a galaxy ...

12 Jul 2022 at 12:39

National News

REVEALED: Where did the Nasa satellite fall on Earth?

An old Nasa satellite that studied the sun for more than a decade fell to Earth over the Sahara Desert, the space agency has reported. Nasa officials said they have received no reports of damage or injury so far from the ...

21 Apr 2023 at 09:55

National News

WATCH: X-ray telescope rockets into orbit to 'unveil most dramatic parts of the universe'

Nasa’s newest X-ray observatory has rocketed into orbit in a bid to shed light on exploded stars, black holes and other violent high-energy events unfolding across the universe. SpaceX launched the spacecraft on its ...

10 Dec 2021 at 15:33

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Calving cancels ‘out of this world’ meeting for Limerick brothers

THE three McCarthy brothers from Feenagh, Karl, Martin and Conor have shared a life-long interest in all things to do with space and space exploration but the first landing on the moon, in July, 1969, has always ...

22 Dec 2019 at 08:00

National News

James Webb's ‘golden eye’ opens to complete last major hurdle

Nasa’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror on Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot mirror swung into place at ...

09 Jan 2022 at 14:28

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: The latest step in Nasa’s plan to land astronauts on the moon again

A satellite the size of a microwave oven has successfully broken free from its orbit around Earth and is heading towards the moon. It is the latest step in Nasa’s plan to land astronauts on the lunar ...

04 Jul 2022 at 13:41

Arts & Entertainment

Nasa loses contact with spacecraft on way to moon

Nasa said it has lost contact with a spacecraft heading to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem. After one successful communication ...

06 Jul 2022 at 12:37

National News

James Webb telescope reaches final destination, a million miles from Earth

A month after it lifted off on a quest to discover the dawn of the universe, the world’s most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination a million miles from Earth. The 10 billion ...

25 Jan 2022 at 11:35

Arts & Entertainment

LISTEN: NASA releases recording of what a black hole sounds like

Ever wondered what a black hole sounds like in our galaxy? Now is your chance as US space agency NASA has released a rare recording of a black hole which has listeners intrigued. This certain ...

24 Aug 2022 at 12:04

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