Star search: castle observatory will give glimpse into space

PEOPLE will be able to beam messages deep into space and destroy earth-killing comets thanks to a hi-tech astronomy visitor centre opening in Cork today.

The city’s lord mayor will this afternoon, boldly go where no lord mayor has gone before, to launch Cosmos at the Castle at the city’s landmark Blackrock Castle.

The visitor centre is the final element of a €3 million project that has transformed the 16th century castle into one of the country’s top astronomical research facilities.