Irish science's surprising role in the Artemis mission 

Irish scientists are in key positions in a growing sector that is becoming increasingly important to our daily lives 

Photograph of the moon from Artemis.

Ireland’s journey into space did not begin with a rocket launch to the moon, but with a walk along the Royal Canal. 

While strolling along the canal from Dunsink Observatory to the Royal Irish Academy in 1843, Sir William Rowan Hamilton had a flash of brilliance which sparked a whole new area of mathematics that more than a century later would guide astronauts to the moon and satellites through space.