Venus and Saturn are set to align with the crescent moon on Friday morning in a rare astronomical event.

She will be one of an all-female team of six, joining the 11th human flight of the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history

A priceless piece of lunar rock given to Ireland following a Nasa mission was lost in a fire at Dunsink Observatory, newly released records show.

Police told the PA news agency following a Freedom of Information request that all the reports were ‘noted for information’.

The Pathfinder launch site will be on Ireland's west coast, which is an ideal destination for commercial rocket launches.

The Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will explore Jupiter's Europa moon, will have launch windows until November 6th.

A competition has been launched to find solutions to predict, detect and monitor the extent and movement of the noxious blooms on the lough.

Ireland's first satellite, Eirsat-1, has been successfully launched into orbit.

The 86-year-old actor said he trained with Nasa to become a ‘fully trained astronaut’.

Ireland is to launch its first satellite into space from French Guiana between January 20th and February 20th

The blazing object was spotted by hundreds on Wednesday night.

The UK Meteor Network said it received more than 200 reports, most of them from Northern Ireland and Scotland

Last October, the 91-year-old became the oldest person to travel to space.

The seven-year development of Perseverance cost $2.7 billion, a price tag that makes many wince, says Kathriona Devereux

Russia has dismissed US and British claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, and declared that the accusations served to justify Washington’s own plans to deploy weapons in orbit.