You won’t want to miss this. Our solar system’s planets are aligning in a seven-strong planetary parade this week that is set to be visible in Irish and UK night skies tonight (Friday, 28 February). The celestial event is set to be an extension of the already impressive six planets that aligned last month with […]

1 year ago

Proper film fans should be getting a score of at least 7 here. Ten famous movie planets. Which we tell you. Ten famous movies. Which you tell us. Three minutes. The amount of time to do it all in. Seems easy enough, right? Let us know how you get on! Related links:  The JOE Friday […]

3 years ago

It’s heading our way as well – sort of Astronomers have discovered three near-Earth asteroids, one of which would be classed as a ‘planet killer’.The planet killer in question has been named 2022 AP7 and is between 1.1km and 2.3km in diameter. This makes it the largest PHA discovered since 2014 and probably in the […]

3 years ago

The planet is around 100 light-years away from Earth. Scientists have reportedly stumbled upon a planet that could be almost entirely covered in water. A team of astronomers at the University of Montreal located the planet, designated TOI-1452 b, during their research which was published in the peer-reviewed Astronomical Journal on Wednesday. The previously unidentified […]

3 years ago

A rare sight. Moon, Venus and Mars came together last night for a rare celestial treat called a conjunction. Venus was at its closest point to the Moon with Mars also visible. If you were out and about you might have spotted it, but if not, have a look at this timelapse captured by Donegal man […]

9 years ago

We all have to become sky and stargazers for the next month. Why? Because from January 20 to February 20, all five visible planets will sit in a line from the horizon to the moon for the first time since 2005. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will appear in a line, visible to the […]

11 years ago