Hands off Hubble’s law: Renaming evidence for the big bang theory
Give Hubble his due and let’s try not to rewrite history
Irish schoolgirl (6) demands Nasa make Pluto great again
‘I want to be an astronaut and work for ye but you need to fix this problem for me’
One of Mercury’s most prominent features named as Gaeilge
Scientist Paul Byrne has succeeded in his bid to given the large lava plain an Irish name
‘Star Wars’-style planet found in a galaxy far, far away
Planet orbits rare double star, much like Luke Skywalker’s home Tatooine
From Big Bang to whimper: Our universe is slowly dying
Research shows energy generated in heavens is in slow decline and will continue to fade
Was the New Horizons mission to Pluto worth the time and money?
The Nasa voyage to the edges of the solar system is an expression of human curiosity
New Horizons prepares for a close encounter with mysterious Pluto
Much of our understanding of Pluto is educated guesswork. That should change when a probe completes its flyby of the dwarf planet on July 14th
The strange dynamic of Pluto’s chaotic family
That’s Maths: The New Horizons probe will pass the dwarf planet this month and is likely to find more tiny moons of Pluto
Crater on Mercury named after Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan
Turlough O’Carolan joins W.B. Yates and Wilhelmina Geddes among Irish features on planet
Public invited to submit possible names for craters on Mercury
Name has to be that of a famous writer, artist or composer – not your own
New Horizons satellite en route to Pluto wakes from hibernation
Craft has travelled billions of kilometres over nine years to study planetary ‘leftovers’
Solar eclipse seen in parts of Africa, Europe and US
Clearest view of a total eclipse on land will be in central Gabon
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