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European scientists discover black hole in neighbouring galaxy

Researchers have discovered a dormant black hole outside the Milky Way. The stellar-mass black hole has been observed in a neighbouring galaxy by a team of international scientists. The newly found black hole is at least nine times the mass of the ...

19 Jul 2022 at 22:05

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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 surface again. It has been an unusual journey ...

04 Jul 2022 at 21:05

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Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite

Extra-terrestrial water has been found for the first time in a meteorite that has fallen in the UK. The Winchcombe meteorite, which crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town last February, is also thought to hold clues about where the ...

19 Sept 2022 at 22:05

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Minister for Justice must act immediately to increase number of refuge spaces — Kildare councillor

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee must act immediately to increase number of refuge spaces, one Kildare councillor has said. Social Democrats Cllr Chris Pender echoed sentiments previously expressed by his party's Social Justice Spokesperson ...

09 Feb 2022 at 12:30

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Satellite expected to fall to Earth after nearly 30 years in space

A European satellite is expected to fall to Earth on Wednesday after nearly 30 years in space. The ERS-2 satellite was launched in 1995, following on from its sister satellite, ERS-1, which had been launched four years earlier. At their time ...

21 Feb 2024 at 21:05

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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 black hole lies in the center of a galaxy ...

24 Aug 2022 at 12:04

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Star Trek icon becomes oldest person to go to space at 90 years old

Star Trek icon William Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space at 90 years old. He and three crewmates blasted off from Texas in the United States on the Blue Origin craft this afternoon. The Canadian actor is best known ...

13 Oct 2021 at 17:43

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Ancient star-studded galaxy identified

Astronomers have used the most powerful telescope ever built to identify a massive, densely packed galaxy 25 million light years away. Known as GS-9209, the galaxy formed around 600 to 800 million years after the Big Bang, and is ...

23 May 2023 at 10:33

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China reveals plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 in new space race

Chinese authorities have revealed plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 – another advance in what is increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United States and its democratic ...

29 May 2023 at 17:27

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Minister ‘confident’ of surpassing targets on domestic violence refuge spaces

The justice minister said she is confident the state will surpass some of its early targets to increase the number of domestic violence refuge spaces. Helen McEntee said her department secured more funding in the budget ...

04 Nov 2022 at 15:32

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NASA astronaut announced as special guest for Space Week 2024 event in Kildare-based university

An astronaut from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been announced as a special guest for a County Kildare event which forms part of Space Week 2024. Steven Swanson will visit Maynooth ...

27 Sept 2024 at 15:05

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Family friendly event about the vastness of space to take place in Kildare

The TSI Building Maynooth University will host an all-ages event next month to explore the vastness of space, and humanity's place in it. Hosted by the Departments of Theoretical and Experimental Physics at ...

12 Sept 2022 at 13:20

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