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# European Space Agency

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
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
European Space Agency to launch Ireland's first satellite early next year
It will orbit 520km above Earth’s surface in what is known as low Earth orbit.
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Oct 4th 2022, 6:35 PM
Europe’s joint Mars mission with Russia postponed by Ukraine war
The goal is to put Europe’s first rover on the red planet to help determine whether there has ever been life on Mars.
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Mar 1st 2022, 9:10 AM
All time
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
Man-made 'space junk' is already making it more difficult to explore the final frontier
So what are organisations like the European Space Agency doing about it?
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Aug 28th 2021, 9:00 PM
270 Irish people have applied to be an astronaut - so will we see an Irish person in space?
“That is what speaks to me about being an astronaut – it gives me the opportunity to make the world better and to inspire other people to do the same.”
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Aug 28th 2021, 8:00 AM
World's largest iceberg - slightly bigger than Majorca - breaks off Antarctica
The iceberg is around 170 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide, and is floating through the Weddell Sea.
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May 20th 2021, 11:19 AM
Lake of water discovered beneath the surface of Mars
The discovery has led to the eternal question to be asked once more – could there be life on Mars?
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Jul 25th 2018, 9:31 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
European Space Agency gives go-ahead for Ireland's first satellite
An Irish project was selected by the ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! (FYS) programme.
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May 23rd 2017, 9:23 AM
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
The pioneering Rosetta probe has crash-landed on Comet 67P
Wild cheering erupted in the mission control centre in Darmstadt, as spacecraft operations manager Sylvain Lodiot announced the official end of mission.
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Sep 30th 2016, 12:32 PM
Some very bright Irish people are set for placements with the European Space Agency
The numbers employed in the space industry here are set to double to over 1,000 according to the agency.
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Jun 21st 2016, 6:22 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
UK astronaut Tim Peake arrives at International Space Station
The 43-year-old said he would call his relatives from space to wish them a merry Christmas.
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Dec 15th 2015, 6:43 PM
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
Evacuation on ISS after toxic leak alarm sounds, all astronauts safe
Nasa says the no leak has yet been confirmed.
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Jan 14th 2015, 5:25 PM
Exploding rockets and chasing comets - The year in space exploration
What a year it’s been…
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Dec 26th 2014, 4:00 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 hopes to communicate drilling results soon, but could it be its final hours?
Due to the lander’s position scientists are concerned about the battery supply.
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Nov 14th 2014, 9:33 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
Rosetta spacecraft reaches comet it's been chasing for ten years
For today, Rosetta will travel alongside the comet but will later start its orbits.
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Aug 6th 2014, 10:30 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
The final frontier: Cork company set for space trip after contract win
A medical devices company in Cork has won a €1 million contract with the European Space Agency
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May 15th 2014, 11:04 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
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
Chris Hadfield's replacements to study plants and fire in space
Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will lead his six-month mission with flight engineers Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano.
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May 29th 2013, 10:58 AM
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
Dublin start-up wins at European Space Agency technology awards
Vicinity Systems was named the Irish winner and shortlisted for the ESA Special Prize for Innovation at the international Galileo Masters competition.
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Oct 27th 2012, 2:25 PM
Irish company Techworks Marine lands major space contract
The firm will now lead a European Space Agency research project.
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Oct 4th 2012, 5:15 PM
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