The Irish Times

James Webb Space Telescope being readied to capture first infrared images

Hubble successor is a next-generation infrared telescope, says researcher Patrick Kavanagh

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 06:00

Maths Week Ireland 2021 set to attract more than 250,000 young people

Minister for Education commends event for enhancing understanding of maths in society

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 17:47

What to see in the sky in June: Solar eclipse to appear on Thursday

A third of the sun will be plunged into darkness on Thursday morning

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 10:32

Preservation order issued for 1970s Dublin blocks

24 St Stephen’s Green and 10 Burlington Road added to record of protected structures

Mon Jun 08 2020 - 02:16

Apollo 11 – the Irish research connection

Cosmic ray work made DIAS and Ireland famous in the space science communities of ESA and Nasa

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 05:35

Irish scientists help unveil mystery of exotic matter in the Sun’s atmosphere

Team ’s plasma research may be used in development of nuclear energy generation

Thu May 23 2019 - 14:58

Mars landing: Nasa probe arrives on planet after ‘terror descent’

InSight probe lands on a flat plain just north of the planet’s equator called Elysium Planitia

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 20:59

Carlo Rovelli on Schrödinger, God and physics being ‘better than LSD’

‘I don’t think anyone knows where the universe came from, and I think we just have to accept that’

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 11:34

Young Scientist fallout: why online debate got wrong end of stick

Much of the social media criticism of this year’s winner was laced with uninformed commentary

Fri Jan 19 2018 - 17:01

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: The scientific origins for ‘saints and scholars’

While we might not always celebrate our scientific heritage, it is entwined with our history and culture

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00

Fact or fiction: Irish firm invents everlasting battery

Is Steorn’s Orbo technology a non-polluting, supercheap source of power – or a delusion ?

Mon Jan 25 2016 - 08:00

Geoscience companies drill down to collaborate

A network of 25 Irish engineering companies is delivering expertise in more than 50 countries

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00

SFI research fellowships announced

Winners of this year’s SFI research fellowships show the scope and ambition of the valuable programme

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00

Drilling down into geothermal heating

Ireland’s geothermal potential is good but the pace of progress has been slow

Mon Sept 08 2014 - 01:10