# Moon

This week

26th March 2023 - 1st April 2023

# water on the moon

Scientists discover new source of water in moon samples from China mission

Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt.

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Tue 6:51 AM

Last week

19th March 2023 - 1st April 2023

# European Space Agency

Large asteroid to safely zoom between Earth and Moon this evening in once-in-a-decade event

Small asteroids fly past every day, but one of this size coming so close to Earth only happens around once every 10 years.

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Mar 25th 2023, 2:12 PM

This year

2023

# Astronomy

Moon and Mars to appear close to each other in night sky during rare 'conjunction' tonight

It has been called “one of the most amazing sights” in the night sky this month.

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Jan 3rd 2023, 1:03 PM

Last year

2022

# dearmooon

Irish-born woman to join Japanese billionaire on first civilian flight to moon

Hackney-based Rhiannon Adam, who was born in Cork, is among eight crew picked by Yusaku Maezawa for the trip.

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Dec 9th 2022, 1:16 PM

# grounded

SpaceX mission carrying DCU samples to the moon postponed by 24 hours

The samples are set to become the first Irish samples to reach the moon since the 1970s.

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Nov 30th 2022, 8:25 AM

# NASA

NASA spacecraft comes within 80 miles of Moon ahead of record-breaking orbit

The capsule will travel nearly 250,000 miles from Earth, the longest distance for a spacecraft designed for astronauts.

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Updated

Nov 21st 2022, 6:36 PM

# Artemis

NASA successfully launches new powerful rocket heading for the Moon

It was third time lucky for NASA after two previous launch attempts were canceled for technical reasons.

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Nov 16th 2022, 7:20 AM

# Let's Get Quizzical

Quiz: How much do you know about the Moon?

Nasa has again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon.

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Nov 13th 2022, 10:00 PM

# Artemis

Long-delayed, uncrewed NASA Moon mission delayed again due to storm

It is the third delay of the highly-anticipated launch in as many months.

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Nov 9th 2022, 8:15 AM

# Florida

Nasa postpones rocket launch to the moon for the second time

The launch was originally planned for 29 August but had to be abandoned moments before lift-off due to issues with an engine.

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Sep 3rd 2022, 4:24 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Will you watch the Nasa launch today?

The test is an uncrewed mission around the moon.

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Sep 3rd 2022, 10:03 AM

# we have a problem

Nasa's Artemis 1 moon rocket launch postponed due to engine issue

The next available launch date for the mission will be on Friday, but a decision has not yet been made on whether it will go ahead.

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Aug 29th 2022, 2:00 PM

# houston we have a plant

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon

The ground-breaking experiment has given researchers hope that it may be possible to one day grow plants directly on the moon.

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May 13th 2022, 8:22 AM

# whoops

Astronomers say the rocket set to hit the Moon was built by China not SpaceX

A rocket will strike the lunar surface on March 4.

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Feb 15th 2022, 10:40 PM

All time

# eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Ireland tomorrow morning

The partial lunar eclipse is due to begin around 07.18am.

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Nov 18th 2021, 5:26 PM

# Moon wobble

Moon 'wobble' to cause surge of severe flooding in 2030s, Nasa warns

Flooding will affect almost all US mainland coastlines, sometimes in clusters that could last over a month.

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Jul 15th 2021, 4:00 PM

# Chang’e 5

Chinese lunar capsule brings Moon rocks back to Earth for the first time since 1970s

The Chang’e 5 probe touched down in Inner Mongolia yesterday.

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Dec 17th 2020, 7:18 AM

Chinese spacecraft blasts off from moon with cargo of lunar rocks

Chang’e 5 will return to earth with 2kg of moon rocks – it is expected to touch down in Mongolia later this month.

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Dec 4th 2020, 12:26 PM

# Chang’e 5

China probe lands on moon in bid to return lunar rocks to Earth

It is one step on a programme to send a manned mission to the satellite.

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Dec 1st 2020, 8:25 PM

# Chang’e 5

China's mission to bring back material from moon blasts off

Some experts say the mission could pave the way for a crewed lunar mission.

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Nov 24th 2020, 7:12 AM

# NASA

More water on the moon than previously thought, researchers find

The findings may have implications for future missions to the moon.

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Oct 26th 2020, 4:42 PM

# NASA

Quiz: How much do you know about the Moon?

NASA is to announce “new science results” about the Moon tomorrow.

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Oct 25th 2020, 10:00 PM

# evening quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about the Apollo 11 moon landing?

Today marks 51 years since the launch of Apollo 11.

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Jul 16th 2020, 9:30 PM

# Stargazing

Pink supermoon set to grace the skies over Ireland tonight

Despite its name, there won’t be any dramatic colour change.

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Apr 7th 2020, 7:34 AM

# Moon Landing

A 'deep' partial eclipse of the moon takes place this evening

There won’t be another one for 2 years, so Astronomy Ireland is asking people to send photos of the eclipse into them.

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Jul 16th 2019, 6:15 AM

# One Small Step

'The excitement of it was magical': How Ireland tuned in to watch Apollo 11 make history

It was in the early hours of 21 July 1969 that Irish audiences first heard Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he stepped onto the surface.

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Jul 13th 2019, 10:30 AM

# Lights out

PHOTOS: Thousands turn out to watch rare total solar eclipse in South America

Solar eclipses happen when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up, allowing the Moon to cast its shadow on Earth.

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Jul 3rd 2019, 7:41 AM

# beresheet

'We didn't make it': Israel's moon landing attempt fails at last minute

The craft suffered an engine failure when it was preparing to land this evening.

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Apr 11th 2019, 9:43 PM

# change 4

Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side

China plans to send its Chang’e 5 probe to the moon next year.

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Jan 3rd 2019, 6:49 AM

# Out of this World

Quiz: How much do you know about the moon?

This quiz is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind*.

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Oct 21st 2018, 9:00 PM

# the bloodening

Tonight's blood moon is the longest of the 21st century - here's when you can see it best

The lunar eclipse coincides with a close passing of Mars in tonight’s sky.

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Jul 27th 2018, 9:29 AM

# North Korea

Trump to meet South Korean leader in Washington as Kim Jong Un summit hangs in the balance

Moon Jae-in jets into Washington on a mission to salvage a rare diplomatic opening.

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May 22nd 2018, 7:50 AM

# star gazing

Pics: Here's how the first supermoon of the year looked around the world last night

Did you see it?

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Jan 2nd 2018, 9:29 AM

# Look Up

The first of two supermoons this month will be visible tonight

It’ll reach its closest point to Earth at around 10pm.

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Jan 1st 2018, 6:00 PM

# Stargazing

The supermoon had people staring wide-eyed at the heavens last night

Some cloud hampered things for Irish stargazers.

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Dec 4th 2017, 8:48 AM

# Lights out

WATCH: Check out this livestream of the solar eclipse

The solar eclipse will plunge parts of the US into darkness this afternoon.

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Aug 21st 2017, 5:57 PM

# Lights out

The United States is about to experience the best eclipse in a lifetime... but how long does Ireland have to wait?

Ages, is the answer.

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Aug 21st 2017, 8:10 AM

# Lunar Palace

Chinese students are living in a cabin for 200 days to simulate living on the moon

Lunar Palace simulates a long-term space mission to the moon.

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Jul 16th 2017, 12:00 PM

# wise investment

A woman who bought dust from first moon landing for €900 selling it for €3.5 million

The moon fragments had almost been thrown out once before.

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Jul 14th 2017, 10:03 PM

# walking in space

'I didn't want to be known as the person who broke something on the Hubble telescope'

A former Nasa astronaut talks to us about his time in space, and the goal of humans reaching Mars.

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Jun 17th 2017, 10:00 PM