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Eta Aquariid meteor shower to light up the night sky with shooting stars

Skygazers will be treated to a display of shooting stars on Friday night as the Earth passes through the dust left over from Halley’s Comet. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday May 6 with up to 50 ...

05 May 2023 at 14:43

Local News

Eta Aquariid meteor shower to light up night sky in Kilkenny

05 May 2023 at 12:33

Wreck of Europe’s first commercial steamship given protection

The wreck of Europe’s first commercial steamship, said to be of “international significance”, has been designated as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The Comet was a wooden paddle steamer built in Port Glasgow by ...

09 Aug 2023 at 11:33

Newly found comet now visible to naked eye in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event

Sky-watchers are getting a “rare and exciting opportunity” to see a comet with the naked eye in a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, according to astronomers. Comet Nishimura was discovered only in August but will be closest to Earth ...

05 Sept 2023 at 10:00

Lyrid meteor display set to dazzle night sky

Skygazers can look forward to catching the Lyrid meteor shower this weekend, with up to 18 meteors per hour expected to light up the dawn skies. The celestial display will peak in the early hours of April 23 and will be visible ...

21 Apr 2023 at 10:56

Scientists issue call for help with images of comet without a tail

Amateur stargazers have been asked to help space researchers by attempting to catch a comet with a missing tail on camera. The comet, known as C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS, is about the same distance from Earth as the Sun and ...

24 Feb 2024 at 10:51

‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets – study

Bouncing comets could deposit the building blocks for life on other plants in the galaxy, new research suggests. One long-standing theory for how the molecular material for life ended up on Earth is that it could ...

15 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky

Skygazers are set for some celestial fireworks as debris left by Halley’s Comet lights up the night sky. The Orionid meteor is active throughout October but is expected to peak on Saturday night, producing up to ...

20 Oct 2023 at 17:22

National News

Rare comet making its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years

A rare green comet, that has not been seen for 50,000 years, is about to make its closest pass by Earth, becoming visible in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Called C/2022 E3 (ZTF), this celestial object hails ...

01 Feb 2023 at 22:33

National News

Rare comet could be visible in Kilkenny

Kilkenny sky gazers will be hoping for breaks in the cloud tonight as a rare green comet, that has not been seen for 50,000 years, is about to make its closest pass by Earth. Weather-permitting, seeing this ...

01 Feb 2023 at 16:33

Green comet making its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years

01 Feb 2023 at 18:26

World

‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the Sun

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. Nasa confirmed on Tuesday that its Sun-observing spacecraft ...

29 Oct 2024 at 16:26

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