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#comet

After a seven month nap, the tiny Philae probe has woken up and made contact

Jun 14th 2015, 4:31 PM 14,310 23

#DISTANT COMET
People are emotional about the tiny comet lander finally waking up from its nap

Jun 14th 2015, 4:08 PM 3,318 1

#PHILAE LANDER
Video: An asteroid the size of a cruise ship passed over Ireland last night

Jan 27th 2015, 8:43 AM 9,285 20

#DON'T WANNA MISS A THING
Look up: You've two weeks to see a glowing green comet

Jan 9th 2015, 10:00 PM 25,815 25

#LOVEJOY
Check out these new hi-res pics of Philae's hairy 'bounce' landing

Nov 17th 2014, 10:29 PM 13,769 15

#BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE
The last tweets from the comet lander are pretty heartbreaking...

Nov 15th 2014, 8:34 PM 53,275 56

#GOODNIGHT TINY PROBE
House prices, Too Many Cooks, and Stephanie Roche: The week in numbers

Nov 15th 2014, 7:30 PM 12,008 0

#PRIME NUMBERS
Philae probe has fallen asleep after its batteries ran out

Nov 15th 2014, 8:29 AM 17,672 58

#SLEEP TIGHT
Philae hopes to communicate drilling results soon, but could it be its final hours?

Nov 14th 2014, 9:33 PM 8,786 13

#COMET LANDING
Philae seems to be stuck under a cliff with one leg dangling in space

Nov 13th 2014, 5:51 PM 28,313 41

#COMET THE DAY
Today's top stories in 6 seconds

Nov 13th 2014, 12:56 PM 8,241 0

#NEWS WRAP
TOUCHDOWN! European probe leaves its mothership and lands on comet for first time ever

Nov 12th 2014, 4:29 PM 11,754 61

#ROSETTA
Why we're trying to land a probe the size of fridge on a speeding comet

Nov 12th 2014, 8:00 AM 8,108 26

#HAPPENING NOW
Ever wanted to see a comet up close? You're in luck

Nov 10th 2014, 7:27 PM 12,574 15

#DARK SIDE OF THE COMET
Rosetta spacecraft reaches comet it's been chasing for ten years

Aug 6th 2014, 10:30 AM 11,310 77

#TOGETHER AT LAST
'World Cup final' event as 6 billion km comet-chaser nears its target

Aug 4th 2014, 2:32 PM 17,562 49

#HEY ROSETTA
Comet-chasing probe sends back pics of 'strange-looking potato' formation

Jul 17th 2014, 5:52 PM 7,371 12

#SPACE PROBE
Ireland could* be the best place in the world to see a stunning meteor shower tonight

May 23rd 2014, 7:58 PM 21,871 37

#SHOOTING STAR
Comet ISON will brush past the Sun at half 6 this evening, but will it survive?

Nov 28th 2013, 3:41 PM 10,670 33

#ASTRONOMY
Column: Eyes to the sky – Comet ISON might just be visible

Nov 25th 2013, 7:30 PM 33 27

#OPINION
Comet visible in Irish skies tonight

Apr 5th 2013, 6:29 PM 24,688 24

#EYES TO THE SKY
Meteor shower: Astronomy Ireland wants you to be their eyes

Aug 11th 2012, 3:45 PM 14,807 29

#EYES TO THE SKY
Meteors to rain down on Earth over coming week

Aug 9th 2012, 7:15 AM 10,873 13

#ASTRONOMY
Search on for comet fragments after fireball seen over Ireland

Aug 23rd 2011, 11:56 AM 846 8

#FIREBALL
Seen from space: the Christchurch earthquake

Mar 7th 2011, 5:07 PM 1,766 0

#EARTHQUAKE