X

Sign in

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Ukraine
  • 12 Days Competitions
  • Little Acts of Kindness
  • Gaza
  • Farming
  • ieExplains
  • Subscribe
  • Puzzles
  • Weather

SkyMatters

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Milky way in Caldera De Taburiente Nature Park, La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain
Sky Matters: Find a dark site on a cloudless night — to change your sense of place in the universe
Human space travel won't always be the preserve of the elite but until then there are other ways to experience the dramatic beauty of space

Sun, 02 Feb, 2025

Christmas in Earth orbit, astronaut in outer space. Vector.
SkyMatters: Looks like acid rain, dear — if you're having Christmas on Venus
A science-based look at what Santa's working conditions might be on other planets besides Earth

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Skymatters: March is a good month to catch views of the planets Venus and Jupiter
Skymatters: March is a good month to catch views of the planets Venus and Jupiter
Dr Niall Smith looks to the stars for the Spring

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Sky Matters: Looking ahead to the night skies of 2017
Sky Matters: Looking ahead to the night skies of 2017

THERE was a lot of talk about “supermoons” in 2016, a phenomenon which happens when the full moon happens to coincide with the moon being closer to the earth in its non-circular orbit.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Latest

  • Yemen’s Houthis release mariners held since July ship attack

  • Fresh round of Afghanistan-Pakistan talks fails to reach a deal, officials say

  • Road bowling: Martin Coppinger caps year with Bottlehill win

  • Returning Matheus Cunha has ‘levels to go’, says Ruben Amorim

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Coach Niall O'Halloran departs Ben O'Connor's Cork hurling backroom team
    Coach Niall O'Halloran departs Ben O'Connor's Cork hurling backroom team

    Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 3:00 PM

  • Traffic delays in Cork City as lorry gets stuck on Richmond Hill
    Traffic delays in Cork City as lorry gets stuck on Richmond Hill

    Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 12:00 PM

  • Man, 21, dies following suspected fox hunting accident in Co Carlow
    Man, 21, dies following suspected fox hunting accident in Co Carlow

    Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 2:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited