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Plants grow in soil from the moon for the first time

Plants have been grown in soil from the moon for the first time. The milestone in lunar and space exploration is a first step towards one day growing plants for food and oxygen on the moon or during space missions. In the new study University of ...

15 May 2022 at 20:53

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Perseid meteor shower to light up skies in Carlow this weekend

The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night skies in what is considered one of the highlights of the year for star gazers. It is expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday, with up to 150 shooting stars streaking through the sky ...

12 Aug 2022 at 21:53

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Perseid meteor shower to light up skies in Carlow this weekend

11 Aug 2022 at 19:53

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NASA set date for test flight of giant moon rocket

On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, Nasa announced that it is shooting for a late August launch of its new moon rocket. Nasa will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no ...

25 Jul 2022 at 22:53

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Jupiter to blaze above moon in ‘one-night-only sight’

The planet Jupiter will be visible as a bright spot above the moon on Friday night, according to Astronomy Ireland. The sight should be visible to the naked eye from 5pm, the educational organisation said, when Jupiter will be to ...

04 Nov 2022 at 19:08

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Blood Moon: Longest eclipse of 21st Century will be visible in Carlow on July 27

A significant celestial event will be visible in Carlow on July 27 as the moon is totally eclipsed by the Earth for 103 minutes, turning it a deep shade of red. The eclipse will be the longest of the 21st Century so far. A ...

26 Jul 2018 at 16:34

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Nasa loses contact with spacecraft on way to moon

Nasa said it has lost contact with a spacecraft heading to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem. After one successful communication and a second partial ...

06 Jul 2022 at 22:23

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Plants grow in soil from the moon for the first time

12 May 2022 at 22:53

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REVEALED: The latest step in Nasa’s plan to land astronauts on the moon again

A satellite the size of a microwave oven has successfully broken free from its orbit around Earth and is heading towards the moon. It is the latest step in Nasa’s plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again. ...

04 Jul 2022 at 17:23

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New source of water found in moon samples from space mission

Scientists have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for future explorers in lunar samples from a Chinese mission. Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite ...

28 Mar 2023 at 16:50

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China reveals plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 in new space race

Chinese authorities have revealed plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 – another advance in what is increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United States and ...

29 May 2023 at 17:27

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European spacecraft launches to explore whether moons of Jupiter can support life

A European spacecraft has launched and is on its first leg of the journey to Jupiter in a mission to explore whether its ocean-bearing moons can support life. The six-tonne probe, named Juice (Jupiter Icy ...

14 Apr 2023 at 14:16

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