Lunar Gateway: A way station on the road to Mars
The Gateway project puts a four-person crew in a space station in deep space, an important stepping stone for future explorations
Russian crew reaches International Space Station to make first film in space
Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko will film scenes for movie over 12 days
Smoke detector activated on International Space Station amid reports of burning smell
Alarm was set off in Russian service module, according to space agency Roscosmos
China launches first module of its new space station
Unmanned module contains what is planned to become living quarters for crew
SpaceX mission lifts off with Irish schoolgirls’ experiment on board
Computer code created by two Dublin teenagers is on way to International Space Station
Irish students hook up with International Space Station
Athlone Community College’s rapid-fire contact with craft moving at 27,600km/h
SpaceX capsule docks at International Space Station
Nasa astronauts arrive at station after 19-hour journey in Crew Dragon spacecraft
International Space Station returns to Irish skies on Friday and Saturday
Space station passing overhead is just one of several celestial events in the coming days
Nasa signals return to the moon within five years
Technology in place for mission to the moon for first time since 1972, says Tom Cremins
All-female spacewalk makes history at International Space Station
All-woman spacewalk cancelled in March due to one woman’s ill-fitting suit
Nasa will put a woman on the moon by 2024, says former astronaut
Cady Coleman says moon mission will provide ‘stepping stone’ for 2030s Mars landing
Apple’s ‘billion pockets’, latest Brexit poll and the jobs least at risk from automation
Planet Business: Nice day for a spacewalk?
Irish space tech company scores major deal with insurer Aon
Skytek enters into multi-million euro partnership to track marine assets via satellite
Dublin students make landmark call to space station
Tallaght school has ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to contact International Space Station
Google Street View docks with International Space Station
Weblog: Google employs new techniques to map journey of interconnected ISS modules
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket after 24-hour delay
Elon Musk said: ‘That 1% chance isn’t worth rolling the dice. Better to wait a day’
Nasa, Roscosmos and the reopening of the final frontier
Could Donald Trump’s presidency herald a new era of co-operation in space?
Irish pupils left in awe by live video call to space station
‘It was crazy seeing him floating about’ child says of encouter with astronaut Thomas Pesquet
Astronaut Tim Peake says alien life exists out in cosmos
On visit to Northern Ireland, space veteran says he believes humans will walk on Mars
Schiaparelli’s Mars landing will be a giant leap for Europe
European Space Agency’s ExoMars programme to determine if there’s life on Mars
Irishwoman named as one of Europe’s top female innovators
Skytek co-founder Dr Sarah Bourke is one of three winners of highly-regarded EU Prize
British astronaut Tim Peake completes first spacewalk
Operation called off early as water bubble detected in US colleague’s helmet
Spacewalk cut short after possible leak found in spacesuit helmet
Tim Peake and Tim Kopra are working at International Space Station
Chris Hadfield expresses disbelief over death of David Bowie
Former astronaut performed star’s song ‘Space Oddity’ in space
Irish researchers help develop radiation detector for ISS
Researchers at Tyndall National Institute in Cork work on ESA-sponsored project
British astronaut Major Tim Peake blasts into orbit
Peake is the first British astronaut to join the crew of the International Space Station
Mining asteroids – Hollywood hits on another great idea
‘Armageddon’ saw a mining crew drill into an asteroid. It’s not so far-fetched
NASA leads a new space race to outrun radiation
NASA may no longer rule space, but it is still a launchpad for technical innovation
Perseid meteor shower set to delight stargazers
Peak activity set for Wednesday night, with shooting stars at 20 times the usual rate
Russian rocket with Mexican satellite crashes in Siberia
Rocket carrying satellite suffered problem 500 seconds after launch from Kazakhstan
Gas leak prompts International Space Station evacuation
Astronauts move to Russian section of ISS following suspected ammonia leak
Chris Hadfield, Ireland’s favourite astronaut, returns to Dublin
‘I’ve done the things that are not only in my heart, but are worthwhile doing’
Astronaut Chris Hadfield receives gold medal from Trinity
Hadfield in Dublin to promote book featuring 150 photos taken from space
Even in space, bins still have to be put out
Software developed at Trinity will help space stations safely dispose of rubbish
Skytek launches space storm monitoring division
Dublin-based firm to provide consultancy and research on space weather
Chris Hadfield features in videos promoting Ireland
Astronaut visits Donegal in one of four films for Tourism Ireland
Move over Chris Hadfield as new space commander tweets as Gaeilge from space
Col Douglas Wheelock sends message to Ireland on St Patrick’s Day
Back down to Earth for Ireland’s newest tourism ambassador
Cmdr Chris Hadfield has agreed to promote Ireland without demanding a fee
Astronaut speaks of delight at becoming Irish tourism envoy
Former space station commander to make films showcasing island’s best attractions
Huge interest in Cmdr Chris Hadfield’s book signing
ISS commander thanks anonymous person who bought books for people waiting to see him
Astronaut Hadfield to boldly go to BT Young Scientists exhibition
Cmdr Hadfield will make two visits to Ireland during next two months
Taking a trip that’s out of this world
Space tourism is big business, and a variety of projects are putting the possibility of seeing the Earth from above within the reach of non-astronauts
Elon Musk interview: The man making the future happen
Nobody dreams as big as Elon Musk, the serial entrepreneur who has space in his sights
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