Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Astronomers capture clearest image yet of famous star’s elusive companion
Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the Atacama Desert region of Northern Chile to discover…
People trapped in shopping centre after Japan quake
“Many people” were trapped inside a shopping centre damaged in a major earthquake in southwestern Japan, emergency services…
Elon Musk Says ‘I Will Not Forget About Mars,’ Reaffirms SpaceX’s Multiplanetary Vision – SpaceX (NASDAQ:
Musk Rejects Claims He Abandoned Mars Musk said he had always understood that dangers originating on Earth could…
The woodpecker is making a welcome comeback in County Carlow
The woodpecker has become plentiful again in Ireland and in Carlow in particular, as noticed by Tullow Municipal…
A NASA instrument the size of a toaster, riding inside the Perseverance rover, converted Martian air into 122 grams of breathable oxygen between 2021 and 2023 — enough to keep a small dog alive for 10 hours, and proof that astronauts could one day make the fuel to fly themselves home
The strangest thing about MOXIE is that 122 grams can sound both tiny and enormous. On Earth, it…
Wind energy to power 660,000 homes lost in six months
Enough wind energy to power 667,000 homes, or roughly every household in Dublin, Westmeath and Wicklow combined, was…
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft aces Mars flyby capturing stunning timelapse video
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed a highly successful flyby of Mars, giving the mission a carefully planned gravitational boost…
Researchers break light symmetry with simple materials
Light typically interacts with a material the same way whether it enters through the front or the back…
Killer Whale sightings off West coast of Ireland as famous Orcas drop by
They are from a documented pod and may travel south 10:34, 28 Jul 2026Updated 10:35, 28 Jul 2026…
Study reveals how pushing and pulling forces drive blood vessel formation
How do blood vessels form to reliably supply the body with oxygen and nutrients? A research team at…
France, Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave
Firefighters in France and Spain have rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory, seizing crucial hours…
‘Crazy idea’ succeeds: Scientists monitor space junk with radio telescopes
Radio telescopes are designed to listen for signals from the stars and from distant galaxies, but scientists are…