Social Media and the Super Moon Eclipse
Last night's lunar eclipse was all over over social media feeds this morning. The eclipse coincided with the moon at perigee - its closest distance from earth, making it appear up to 14% larger in diameter. The
Italian Astronaut in Star Trek Uniform makes First Espresso in Space
Of course there's a lot to do on board the International Space Station, but for an Italian astronaut, good coffee has to be a priority! So Samantha Cristoforetti became the first person to brew and drink
A One-Way Ticket Out of This World – Are the Mars One 100 Out of Their Minds?
One of the topics in our house this weekend was the possibility of interstellar travel using generation ships, among other things (it's that kind of house). We had watched a documentary about the planets discovered by the Kepler
Rosetta Mission inspires Music of the ‘Rubber Duck’
The Music of the Spheres is an ancient idea that there is a kind of universal music which is related to the movement of heavenly bodies like the Sun, the Moon and the planets. And although it
Astronomy Ireland Lecture Tonight: Putting Soil into Orbit
Trinity College Dublin (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tonight's monthly lecture by Astronomy Ireland is all about soil. If the human race is to become a space-faring species, we will need to think about soil, what it is,
Rosetta Spacecraft Catches Comet after 10 Year Chase
This week, the Rosetta spacecraft reached the destination it's been working towards since its launch in 2004, and for many years before that: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. On RTÉ's Drivetime on Wednesday, Kevin O'Rourke of The Planetary Society, pointed out that this project
