Saturday 16 January, 2021
Meanwhile, Israel began a mission to make its first Moon landing.
18 state-of-the-art seismometers will measure movement at the floor of the ocean.
The event takes place over Heritage Week this month.
They may seem like areas that require a lot of knowledge and training, but the reality isn’t as black or white as that.
It has “large wing-like fins and a head resembling a cartoon dog”.
The Government has announced a new plan to carry out surveys of areas of potential exploration.
It’s hardly worth the air miles.
The occupants of this and a second ship had died of cold and hunger on Beechey Island.
“Rosetta, meet Churyumov-Gerasimenko”.
As part of experiments carried out by NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, researchers will look at whether Martian air could be converted for astronauts to breathe.
The company says no fracking will take place at the site in Belcoo, Co. Fermanagh.
International project collaboration, such as the pan-EU radio telescope LOFAR, would benefit Irish businesses and tourism, as well as our IT and science graduates.
The company blamed increased losses on administration expenses.
However, it has been criticised for ‘not going far enough’, with tax increases falling short of what was recommended by an Oireachtas committee.
Might the money spent on space exploration by governments and scientific institutes be better used for “real world” problems? Conor Farrell takes a look.
The 52 passengers will be taken by helicopter to a nearby ship, while the 22 crew members are expected to remain with the trapped vessel.
The EPA notes that although there are currently no hydraulic fracturing (fracking) projects under way in Ireland, the gas exploration method “is an emerging issue”.
The Navan zinc and lead mine, which is the largest Zinc mine in Europe, has been in operation since 1977.
Minister Pat Rabbitte says he wants to strike a balance between attracting investment and maximising returns from the State’s natural resources.
Junior miniser Fergus O’Dowd has said that the state should provide an environment that encourages companies to take the risks involved in exploration.
The robotic mission will collect information about the lunar atmosphere and surface to help scientists with their moondust problems.
Planning on taking some holidays? Read this before you jet off.
NASA is in the fifth year of its mission to survey the Arctic and Antarctic. Its cockpit cameras have gathered some spectacular footage…
While pornography can create dangerous misconceptions about sex, shutting down all such exploration only reinforces the notion that sex is something dirty and shameful, writes Genevieve Shanahan.
Offshore explorers have welcomed the new push to figure out exactly what may lie under Ireland’s western waters,
The natural resources minister also denies suggestions that Ireland is “giving away” its oil and gas reserves.
The Minister for Communication and Natural Resources has said a Norwegian-style 80 per cent tax on oil finds would not work, saying: “We’re comparing apples with oranges.”
Scientists are using the data in their efforts to predict space weather.
Petrel Resources says it is holding talks with prospective partners after a second site in the Porcupine Basin suggests oil.
Nasa Curiosity Rover, which is living on the Red Planet, has taken samples of rock for analysis by scientists back home.
The company said the government in 1999 failed to transpose EU legislation into law which left it open to legal challenges.
Results mean that processing of the gold should go more smoothly.
UK-based company Enegi will now apply to the government for an exploration license before the end of February next year.
Margaret Sekaggya said there is “tangible frustration amongst local residents who are standing up for their rights”.
A land grab for oil and gas reserves is happening in the Arctic states – but the scenario of an oil leak there could be catastrophic for everyone.
The group has released a report saying exploration companies believe oil and gas within Irish waters is worth €1.6 trillion.
(Mars, we’re sorry.) What would you have picked to be the first song from space?
The late astronaut spoke to the BBC about his lunar experiences in the months following his return from the Apollo 11 mission.
