Tuesday 9 August, 2022
Multiple problems forced delays and a tripling of the telescope’s original budget with a final price tag of nearly $10 billion.
The new telescope will be 10 times more powerful than the Hubble telescope and help us observe the first stars in the universe.
Astronomy Ireland, a non-profit group for members of the public interested in space, is setting up the telescopes.
Ireland is to be part of a huge Europe-wide telescope.
It will be the world’s biggest radio telescope.
It’s been a long time in the making.
The massive planet will be visible to the naked eye – even from brightly lit cities.
*Or at least what they think it might look like.
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.
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.
The planet-hunting telescope is 40 million miles from Earth and searches for Earth-like planets outside our solar system.
We’re not the only good place to hang out in the ‘habitable zone’.
The man got into difficulties on the water off Cobh when he was spotted by a person using a telescope a mile away.
The powerful Earth-based telescope is still under construction, but has begun capturing powerful images of newborn stars – and the stuff they’re made of.
