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# Space Exploration

This year
2023
Poll: Is space exploration a worthwhile endeavour?
Have your say.
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Aug 26th 2023, 11:11 AM
ESA mission to explore Jupiter’s moons postponed due to risk of lightning
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice, will scope out whether the planet’s watery moons could possibly support life.
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Apr 13th 2023, 1:18 PM
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Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission
The capsule carrying the trio touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China.
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Dec 4th 2022, 3:31 PM
Dr Niamh Shaw: Why space travel is much more than a billionaire’s pastime
The space exploration advocate makes the case for continuing to look up and learn from the cosmos.
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Mar 13th 2022, 8:30 AM
All time
Open thread: What should be a priority in space exploration?
We want to hear your hopes, dreams, and fears for the future of space exploration.
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Aug 21st 2021, 9:00 PM
Poll: Who do you think is leading the modern space race?
Technological advancements have made space more accessible and affordable to private enterprises.
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Aug 19th 2021, 8:30 AM
The Good Information Project: We're launching our 'space module'
The next cycle of TGIP will look at Ireland and the EU’s role in the current space race.
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Aug 18th 2021, 8:00 PM
India's space agency says it lost contact with spacecraft minutes before planned moon landing
The country aimed to be the first to land in the Southern Polar region.
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Sep 7th 2019, 11:46 AM
Mission to discover the mysteries of Mercury blasts off
The BepiColombo blasted off from French Guiana earlier today.
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Oct 20th 2018, 2:32 PM
There's a European plan to have 100 people living on the Moon by 2040
The European Space Agency says it needs political backing.
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Sep 25th 2017, 6:05 AM
A Trinity professor will play a big role in space exploration
Professor Peter Gallagher has been appointed as an adviser to the Director of Science at the European Space Agency.
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Mar 10th 2017, 6:09 AM
Last-minute glitch forces SpaceX rocket to cancel launch with 13 seconds left on countdown
The earliest a relaunch can be attempted is tomorrow morning.
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Feb 18th 2017, 5:19 PM
WATCH: Spacecraft blasts off in new mission to search for life on Mars
The key goal is to analyse methane, a gas which is created in large by living microbes.
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Mar 14th 2016, 11:39 AM
Tiny steel part blamed for rocket explosion that caused $110 million damage
Back to the drawing board for Elon Musk’s company.
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Jul 21st 2015, 6:30 PM
What's under the icy seas of Europa? NASA plans to find out
The hope is that a new prototype will be able to explore distant planets with potential habitable oceans.
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Jun 28th 2015, 9:30 AM
If we're going to Mars, where are we going to land, live and work on the red planet?
NASA said it’s aiming to send people to Mars in 2030.
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Jun 27th 2015, 8:45 AM
This space suit isn't from a new sci-fi movie. NASA astronauts might wear this to Mars
For the first time since 1982, NASA is in the process of testing new space suit prototypes.
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Jun 5th 2015, 7:00 PM
Poll: Do you think the Mars One project will succeed?
Bas Lansdorp denied the project is a sham.
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Mar 20th 2015, 8:15 PM
These 7 days are historically the deadliest in NASA history
On this day in 1986, the shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after launch.
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Jan 28th 2015, 11:00 AM
Beaming the internet down from space looks like Google's next project
Reports say Google are planning a big investment in SpaceX.
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Jan 20th 2015, 2:40 PM
Did you know that the US left poo on the moon?
They did. And it was for a good reason.
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Jan 17th 2015, 6:30 PM
'Get your ass to Mars': Buzz Aldrin wants humans to permanently occupy Mars
The second man to land on the Moon said those that travel to Mars shouldn’t envisage that they will ever return to Earth.
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Nov 14th 2014, 2:38 PM
The Rosetta probe comet landing cost us... €3.50 each
Hmm, that’s OK then.
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Nov 12th 2014, 10:43 PM
Space exploration has a new major player in town...Google
The giant web company is spending nearly €1 billion on a San Francisco air base.
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Nov 11th 2014, 10:27 AM
Comets smell like a mix of rotten eggs, horse pee, alcohol and almonds
Almonds? Ugh.
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Oct 25th 2014, 7:15 AM
'It's not like Star Trek': This is a big weekend for NASA's plans to land a human on Mars
The MAVEN spacecraft, a scout for human explorers, is approaching the red planet
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Sep 19th 2014, 7:15 AM
The most spectacular piece of rubbish you're likely to see
Space junk from a Russian rocket lit up the Australian sky.
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Jul 11th 2014, 7:54 AM
SpaceX are to launch a solar powered ship that will sail up into orbit
A few weeks into orbit, the LightSail’s wings will expand, making it visible from Earth.
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Jul 10th 2014, 10:22 AM
Column: Look up! The Red Planet is continuing to shine brightly in the night sky
With Mars currently in opposition, and shining with an orange tinge, Conor Farrell explores our fascination with the Red Planet.
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Apr 10th 2014, 7:30 PM
US:Russia tensions now affecting space exploration, as NASA cuts Moscow contacts
The US space agency has cut all contacts with Russia, except for cooperation on board the International Space Station.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 11:04 PM
An 'extremely bright' fireball was spotted over Ireland
If you did, you weren’t alone.
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Mar 10th 2014, 2:23 PM
NASA finds 'bonanza' of 715 new planets, but how many could support life?
About four in fact.
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Feb 27th 2014, 10:10 AM
China's Jade Rabbit dies on moon's surface
The rover experienced a mechanical control abnormality at the end of last month and has been unable to function since then.
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Feb 12th 2014, 5:48 PM
So, what are the chances we'll see an Irishman (or anybody) head to Mars?
The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, as the famous song goes*. But how about the other direction?
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Feb 2nd 2014, 8:45 AM
Is there life on Mars? Ten years on the Opportunity rover is still looking
The rover was only supposed to run for 90 days, but 10 years a 40 Martian kilometers later, it shows no signs of stopping.
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Jan 25th 2014, 10:00 AM
Meet the Irish man who's been shortlisted to go to Mars and never come back
Dr Joseph Roche, from Kildare, is one of 1,000 people shortlisted for the Mars One colony mission.
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Jan 9th 2014, 12:57 PM
European space mission to explore strange changes in Earth’s magnetism
The European Space Agency is preparing to launch three hi-tech satellites this Friday.
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Nov 19th 2013, 7:45 AM
India to launch first Mars mission tomorrow
The country is aiming to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet.
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Nov 4th 2013, 9:46 PM
Best 3D map of the centre of the Milky Way, ever...
Two groups of astronomers have used data from ESO telescopes to make the best three-dimensional map yet of the centre of our galaxy. Turns out it’s shaped a bit like a peanut…
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Sep 13th 2013, 7:30 AM
NASA aborts spacewalk after helmet leak
The dangerous water leak occurred in the helmet of Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano about an hour into the spacewalk.
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Jul 16th 2013, 3:14 PM
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