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# space-exploration - Thursday 16 May, 2013

KAPUT

NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft is broken – but they’re determined to fix it

16/05/13 5,891 Views 20 Comments

The planet-hunting telescope is 40 million miles from Earth and searches for Earth-like planets outside our solar system.

# space-exploration - Thursday 11 April, 2013

Space Exploration

Stephen Hawking: We must explore space to ensure human survival

11/04/13 7,258 Views 38 Comments

The world’s leading physicist says our existence depends on finding a new planet to live on. No pressure, then.

# space-exploration - Wednesday 13 March, 2013

Curiosity

Life on Mars: it was possible

13/03/13 5,283 Views 26 Comments

Nasa Curiosity Rover, which is living on the Red Planet, has taken samples of rock for analysis by scientists back home.

# space-exploration - Saturday 15 December, 2012

Opinion

Column: Why it’s important to look at the stars – literally

15/12/12 15,154 Views 34 Comments

It’s good to be curious about a world outside our own, because being inquisitive in the past has gotten us where we are today, writes Conor Farrell.

# space-exploration - Monday 5 November, 2012

Wish You Were Here

Cheese! Mars Curiosity rover sends back its first high-resolution self-portrait

05/11/12 11,493 Views 52 Comments

Curiosity has used its ‘hand lens imager’ to take 55 photos of itself – and stitch them into one single giant image.

# space-exploration - Saturday 1 September, 2012

Opinion

Column: Have we lost the ambition that put a man on the moon?

01/09/12 3,725 Views 32 Comments

These are financially difficult times – but that doesn’t mean we should abandon the big projects that advance human knowledge, writes Aaron McKenna.

# space-exploration - Tuesday 28 August, 2012

Nextdoor

Behold! Mankind’s first high-resolution photo from another planet

28/08/12 18,157 Views 57 Comments

NASA has released the first high-resolution photo from the Curiosity rover. This is how the neighbours live.

# space-exploration - Friday 24 August, 2012

Red Planet This post contains videos

VIDEO: NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its landing on Mars

24/08/12 4,049 Views 12 Comments

This video of Curiosity’s landing is humanity’s first recording of a touchdown on another planet.

# space-exploration - Monday 16 April, 2012

Space

Space station visible in Irish skies tonight

16/04/12 7,571 Views 17 Comments

The ISS has been constantly manned for the past ten years and is about the same size as Croke Park.

# space-exploration - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

Space

Russia plans to send man to the Moon

14/03/12 2,002 Views 22 Comments

As part of a newly unveiled 18-year plan, Russia will send probes to Mars, Jupiter and Venus and a human team to the surface of the Moon.

# space-exploration - Friday 24 February, 2012

Nike Riot This post contains videos

Florida riot police break up crowds gathered for hyped Nike release

24/02/12 4,011 Views 17 Comments

The limited edition ‘Foamposite’ shoes are on eBay today for over $2,000.

# space-exploration - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

Waterworld

New ‘waterworld’ planet revealed by Hubble

21/02/12 4,743 Views 14 Comments

The watery planet is enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere and is being described by astronomers as a whole new type of planet.

# space-exploration - Saturday 7 January, 2012

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Want to live out that childhood dream of being an astronaut?

07/01/12 2,862 Views 25 Comments

NASA is hiring.

# space-exploration - Wednesday 28 December, 2011

Space

NASA probe to arrive at the moon on New Year’s Eve

28/12/11 3,942 Views 11 Comments

The spacecraft has been travelling for almost 4 months – but will slip into the moon’s orbit this weekend.

# space-exploration - Thursday 8 December, 2011

Space This post contains images

NASA’s Voyager 1 in “cosmic purgatory” and preparing to leave solar system

08/12/11 2,573 Views 13 Comments

In pictures: Check out the amazing space images captured by the Voyager craft since they launched in the late 1970s.

# space-exploration - Saturday 24 September, 2011

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Is space exploration worth the money?

24/09/11 1,662 Views 44 Comments

As one of NASA’s dead satellites comes crashing to Earth, we ask if space exploration is worth the money spent on it. What do you think?

# space-exploration - Friday 5 August, 2011

Jupiter This post contains videos

Video: NASA set to launch Jupiter exploration spacecraft

05/08/11 351 Views No Comments

Unmanned solar-powered spacecraft is due to be launched later today – but will take five years to reach its destination.

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