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EXPLAINED: How the moon could have been formed

Scientists have used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the moon’s origin. The study suggests a giant impact could have formed a moon-like body more rapidly, placing it into orbit around the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 12:22

Arts & Entertainment

Nasa’s moon rocket moved to launch pad ahead of debut flight

Nasa’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad on Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks. The 322ft rocket emerged from its mammoth hangar late on Tuesday, drawing crowds of Kennedy Space Centre workers. It took nearly 10 ...

17 Aug 2022 at 15:29

Arts & Entertainment

Perseid meteor shower to light up Irish skies this weekend

The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night skies in what is considered one of the highlights of the year for star gazers. It is expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday, with up to 150 shooting stars streaking through the ...

11 Aug 2022 at 13:49

National News

Scientists estimate rocket parts on collision course with moon will leave 66ft crater

The moon is about to be hit by three tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several huge lorries. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800mph on Friday (March 4) away from ...

02 Mar 2022 at 12:14

National News

'On the brink of something really exciting' - New moon rocket from Nasa set to launch

Nasa is set to launch its new Moon rocket on Monday, marking the next chapter in putting humans back on the Moon. The flight is the first in the agency’s Artemis programme and will be uncrewed this time. However, there will be ...

27 Aug 2022 at 12:33

National News

NASA to launch moon mission this week after series of failed attempts

Nasa will try to launch its Artemis moon mission on Wednesday, after a series of failed attempts earlier in the year. Nasa is now targeting 6.04am for the launch of Artemis 1, which will test the agency’s Space Launch System ...

15 Nov 2022 at 18:18

Arts & Entertainment

Plants grow in soil from the moon for the first time

Plants have been grown in soil from the moon for the first time. The milestone in lunar and space exploration is a first step towards one day growing plants for food and oxygen on the moon or during space missions. In the ...

12 May 2022 at 17:37

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‘City killer’ asteroid to pass between Earth and moon’s orbit

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will travel harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies. Saturday’s close encounter will offer astronomers the chance to study a ...

24 Mar 2023 at 09:19

Arts & Entertainment

Rare super blue moon set to delight stargazers

A rare super blue moon will appear over the UK and Ireland on Thursday night, treating stargazers to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year. Unlike its name suggests, a blue moon is not named after the ...

30 Aug 2023 at 09:59

National News

Moon halo lights up night sky over Ireland

Sky gazers were in for a celestial treat last night when a magnificent lunar halo could be spotted around the moon, with some even catching a glimpse of an incredible double halo. A lunar halo is an atmospheric ...

25 Jan 2024 at 14:41

National News

European spacecraft launches to explore whether moons of Jupiter can support life

A European spacecraft has launched and is on its first leg of the journey to Jupiter in a mission to explore whether its ocean-bearing moons can support life. The six-tonne probe, named Juice (Jupiter Icy ...

14 Apr 2023 at 14:16

Arts & Entertainment

New source of water found in moon samples from space mission

Scientists have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for future explorers in lunar samples from a Chinese mission. Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where ...

28 Mar 2023 at 16:50

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