A group of Limerick students have been looking skyward with more than a passing interest over the past few weeks as they await the results of an experiment taking place at the International Space Station.

A Russian capsule delivered three new astronauts to the International Space Station, doubling the size of the crew just in time for a pair of major space anniversaries.

A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome for a two-day journey to the International Space Station.

Europe's most ambitious space project has been successfully launched.