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# ESA

Yesterday
1st December 2023
Ireland's first satellite, built and designed by UCD students, has been launched into orbit
The historic launch took place in California shortly before 7pm Irish time.
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This year
2023
Europe's JUICE mission blasts off towards Jupiter's icy moons after yesterday's false start
Today’s successful launch came after a previous attempt yesterday was called off due to the risk of lightning.
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Apr 14th 2023, 6:37 PM
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
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
Last year
2022
British medic set to become first astronaut recruit with a disability
The European Space Agency calls John McFall a ‘Parastronaut Feasibility Study Member’.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 6:42 PM
All time
European Space Agency: Majority say Ireland’s contribution should not increase beyond €20m
Polling carried out by Ireland Thinks found that just 11% of the public think the contribution should be increased.
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Sep 6th 2021, 6:10 AM
What does membership of the European Space Agency mean to Ireland?
It’s about cash and credibility as much as chasing comets.
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Sep 4th 2021, 7:00 PM
The first-ever Irish-made satellite could be orbiting the planet next year
UCD’s EIRSAT-1 is undergoing extensive testing ahead of a 2022 launch to low-Earth orbit.
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Aug 21st 2021, 7:30 AM
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
A moment in the sun: Meet the Irish spacetech entrepreneurs boldly growing
As investment in spacetech increases, the Irish tech sector has something to phone home about.
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Feb 13th 2020, 4:07 PM
Irish students to talk to astronaut in live chat from space
They’ll talk next week.
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Jan 21st 2017, 10:00 AM
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
We're getting children excited about outer space at an earlier age
My inner space nerd was delighted to be accepted onto the European Space Agency’s workshop for primary school teachers.
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Jul 19th 2015, 12:00 PM
After a seven month nap, the tiny Philae probe has woken up and made contact
Hello again, little lander.
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Jun 14th 2015, 4:31 PM
People are emotional about the tiny comet lander finally waking up from its nap
The little craft that could.
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Jun 14th 2015, 4:08 PM
Ireland looked pretty damn good from space yesterday
Stunning.
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Apr 8th 2015, 9:36 AM
A decade of observing Earth from space has given us these breathtaking views
There’s even one of cloudless skies over Ireland… Cloudless.
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Mar 28th 2015, 10:30 AM
Look at the smiley face NASA found in space
Hellooo!
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Feb 10th 2015, 9:03 AM
A robot missing since 2003 has been found on Mars
Beagle 2 has been missing since it was due to land on Mars on Christmas Day 2003.
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Jan 16th 2015, 11:12 AM
The last tweets from the comet lander are pretty heartbreaking...
The Philae lander, perched on a distant comet hurtling towards the Sun, delivered everything scientists were expecting of it before losing power.
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Nov 15th 2014, 8:34 PM
Philae probe has fallen asleep after its batteries ran out
The robot probe managed to transfer all of the data it collected to its mother ship before it took its eternal nap.
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Nov 15th 2014, 8:29 AM
Philae seems to be stuck under a cliff with one leg dangling in space
That means it may not be able to fully charge its solar-powered batteries.
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Nov 13th 2014, 5:51 PM
Here's what Comet 67P would look like if it landed in Cork City
It’s safe to say Elysian wouldn’t look so tall anymore.
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Nov 13th 2014, 11:08 AM
Ever wanted to see a comet up close? You're in luck
The photos were shot from a distance of 30km or less.
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Nov 10th 2014, 7:27 PM
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
Here's why you really should be following the International Space Station online
One small click of a mouse. One giant leap…
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Sep 21st 2014, 8:30 PM
Here's how to keep up to date with all things space-related
It might all be happening up there, but there’s loads to read down here.
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Aug 9th 2014, 8:15 AM
Comet-chasing probe sends back pics of 'strange-looking potato' formation
The Rosetta probe is due to land on the comet in November – and its latest pictures suggest it is made of two distinct parts.
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Jul 17th 2014, 5:52 PM
These Limerick students built a satellite in a can and won a European prize
The team from Crescent College Comprehensive came third in a European competition for their CanSat.
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Jun 6th 2014, 7:45 AM
Watch: This is what it looks like to be blasted into space on the side of a rocket
For a securely fastened camera that is.
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Apr 8th 2014, 4:22 PM
ESA set to launch new earth monitoring satellite into orbit later today
The Sentinel-1A satellite is a polar-orbiting, all-weather, day and night radar imaging satellite which will be used for land and ocean services.
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Apr 3rd 2014, 10:59 AM
European comet-chasing satellite awakens from hibernation
The Rosetta satellite even tweeted as Gaeilge.
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Jan 20th 2014, 7:20 PM
Europe's €740 million star-hunting telescope 'Gaia' enters Earth orbit
Data from the craft will be used to create the most accurate 3D map of the Milky Way yet, allowing astronomers to determine the origin and evolution of the galaxy.
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Jan 9th 2014, 7:45 AM
ESA launches rocket that will create a detailed map of the Milky Way
Today engineers will command Gaia to perform the first of two critical thruster firings to ensure it’s on the right trajectory.
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Dec 20th 2013, 7:15 AM
Urban beauties: Incredible view of cities from space
The European Space Agency’s Envistat and other satellites have captured manmade features from above.
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Nov 30th 2013, 10:00 AM
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
European satellite to crash to earth this weekend
The chances of a human being hit are about 65,000 times lower than getting struck by lightning, the European Space Agency.
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Nov 8th 2013, 9:10 PM
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
New solar storm detection centre for Europe
The centre in Brussels is part of wider system that tracks objects in space that threaten to collide with the Earth.
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Apr 4th 2013, 6:30 AM
Irish company wins €500k deal to make sunscreen for satellites
Enbio signed the contract with the European Space Agency.
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Dec 13th 2012, 10:07 AM
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