Space
# space - Monday 17 June, 2013
These people are NASA’s eight new astronauts
The astronauts will earn between $64,000 and $141,000 per year, and will be part of the team that lays the groundwork for NASA missions.
# space - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
In photos: European Space Expo opens at TCD
Commander Chris Hadfield even sent some words via video…
# space - Monday 3 June, 2013
Ayers Rock, the Andes and the Bahamas – as seen from space
Maybe we won’t miss Chris Hadfield that much? These spectacular images were taken by his replacement Fyodor Yurchikhin during his last mission on the ISS.
# space - Thursday 30 May, 2013
Commander Chris Hadfield got an award for tweeting as Gaeilge
And for his “contribution to Dublin”.
# space - Wednesday 29 May, 2013
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.
# space - Sunday 26 May, 2013
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# space - Thursday 16 May, 2013
NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft is broken – but they’re determined to fix it
The planet-hunting telescope is 40 million miles from Earth and searches for Earth-like planets outside our solar system.
Billion-year-old water discovered in Canada could give clues to early life on Earth
Life-giving chemicals have been discovered in isolated water believed to be 1.5 billion years old, raising hopes of scientists finding surviving microscopic organisms from a prehistoric age.
# space - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Hello, spaceman: Commander Hadfield is back on earth
The astronaut bid farewell to the station yesterday with a David Bowie song – but now he’s back on earth.
Column: Chris Hadfield is inspiring a new generation of astronauts
With photos shared on social media and down-to-earth video interviews, Commander Chris Hadfield is surely inspiring many young people to become astronauts and to work in other areas of the space industry, writes Colm Quinn.
# space - Monday 13 May, 2013
Video: Commander Hadfield sings Bowie as he bids farewell to space
It’s been emotional.
# space - Friday 10 May, 2013
Is that Ireland under all that weather?
Yes, it is. Batten down the hatches.
# space - Sunday 28 April, 2013
NASA spots meteors crashing into Saturn’s rings for first time
Saturn is now the only place besides Earth, the moon and Jupiter where scientists have been able to observe meteor impacts as they occur.
# space - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Russian spaceship runs into trouble on way to International Space Station
The vessel may be unable to properly dock with the ISS after its navigation antenna failed to properly deploy.
# space - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Men are from Mars: €1.9bn NASA Rover draws penis on red planet
The unfortunate sketch was found on the NASA website.
# space - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
NASA has watched the sun for three years…here’s what it has seen
Scientists are using the data in their efforts to predict space weather.
# space - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Earth isn’t so special anymore, apparently
We’re not the only good place to hang out in the ‘habitable zone’.
# space - Friday 19 April, 2013
VIDEO: What happens when you wring out a damp cloth in space?
Get a clear run of the day by getting your daily ‘Chris Hadfield is awesome’ moment out of the way early.
# space - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Did you know you can see these things from space?
The divide between east and west Berlin is visible, among other things.
# space - Friday 12 April, 2013
8 reasons to love Stephen Hawking even more
He’s been saying clever things about smart stuff again.
# space - Thursday 11 April, 2013
The sun emitted its biggest flare of 2013 today
NASA has all the science behind the phenomenon.
Stephen Hawking: We must explore space to ensure human survival
The world’s leading physicist says our existence depends on finding a new planet to live on. No pressure, then.
# space - Monday 8 April, 2013
Here’s what dinner looks like in space
It’s not exactly food porn.
# space - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Eyes in sky help when catastrophe strikes
International agreement allows satellites to be pulled out of their orbit to monitor natural or manmade disasters.
# space - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Here’s how they’re celebrating St Patrick’s Day in space
Yes, that’s Commander Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station wearing a green bowtie AND recording his version of Danny Boy.
# space - Friday 15 March, 2013
Hello Ireland! Cork, Waterford and Killarney as seen from space
Astronaut Thomas Marshburn got snap-happy when the ISS passed over Ireland. Here’s what he saw.
# space - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield: ‘A tremendous honour’ to command ISS
The inspirational Canadian is into his first full day as Commander of the International Space Station – the first from his home country to take on the role.
# space - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Are humans or robots the future of space travel?
“We are a long way from the Terminator, or the Matrix” says Nasa chief historian.
# space - Friday 1 March, 2013
SpaceX capsule encounters problems in orbit
Three of the capsule’s four thrusters failed to fire up en route to the space station.
# space - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Tycoon wants to send couple on Mars mission
Many of the finer details of the Inspiration Mars project – initially funded by the world’s first space tourist Dennis Tito – have yet to be worked out but it is hoped it will allow for zero-gravity sex.
# space - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
VIDEO: Asteroid glances by earth
Captivating.
Our favourite Twitter exchange of the day
William Shatner checks that all is ok with Commander Hadfield in space.
# space - Monday 18 February, 2013
‘My daughter is in Ireland’: Astronaut Chris Hadfield says ‘ask me anything’
Here are our nine favourite questions and responses from the International Space Station
# space - Monday 11 February, 2013
Asteroid to pass Earth at ‘remarkably close distance’
NASA said the asteroid will not hit earth but it will make the closest ever approach for an object so large.
# space - Sunday 10 February, 2013
In milestone, Mars rover collects first bedrock sample
The Mars rover Curiosity has penetrated a rock on the Red Planet and collected a sample from its interior, the US space agency has announced.
# space - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Supersonic skydiver fell faster than THOUGHT
Final data from Felix Baumgartner jump shows that he dropped faster than the speed of a human thought…
# space - Monday 28 January, 2013
Iran’s space monkey doesn’t look happy
This little guy is the Yuri Gagarin of Iran’s monkeys. He looks pretty unhappy about that, though.
# space - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Column: Why I want to be Ireland’s first female astronaut
Engineer, Norah Patten, has always been fascinated with space and has even made a career out of it. Now she wants to be Ireland’s first female astronaut. Here she tells us why.
# space - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
How do you clip your nails and play guitar in space?
Also: What’s the hardest thing about being in charge of the ISS. Commander Chris Hadfield tells all…
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