Seismic monitoring of stress changes inside the Earth promises to improve forecasts of the “slow” and possibly also of the “fast,” destructive earthquakes. An international team including Dr Sergei Lebedev of the Geophysics Section, the Dublin Institute for… Read More
DIAS welcomes back former space research technicians
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Posted: 10th July 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) held a celebratory event on July 04th to mark 50 years as space research pioneers in Ireland. DIAS researchers became involved in space research following the Apollo 11 moon landing which… Read More
DIAS: 50 Years as space research pioneers
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Last Updated: 12th July 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies to highlight Irish connections to historic moon landing The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has launched a programme of events for July to mark the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing… Read More
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Last Updated: 20th June 2019 by martin
M1.9 Irish Sea earthquake, 18th June 2019
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred on the 18th June 2019 at 20:53:12 local time in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Wales. For more details please see this post on the INSN homepage.
Upcoming summer events
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Last Updated: 19th July 2019 by Niamh Breathnach
Below is information on upcoming DIAS internal & public events. To keep up to date with DIAS events – subscribe to our newsletter here. 22nd May: Black Holes and Quantum ComputersPublic lecture with Professor Marika Taylor on the fundamental… Read More
Discovery of stress changes in the Earth before “slow earthquakes”
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Last Updated: 21st May 2019 by Niamh Breathnach
Seismic monitoring of stress changes inside the Earth promises to improve forecasts of the “slow” and possibly also of the “fast,” destructive earthquakes. An international team including Dr Sergei Lebedev of the Geophysics Section, the Dublin Institute for… Read More
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Last Updated: 30th April 2019 by martin
M2.1 Donegal earthquake, 29th April 2019
MA magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred on the 29th April 2019 at 21:18:23 local time (20:18:23 GMT) in south Donegal. The event was felt by several members of the public. For more details please see this post https://www.insn.ie/2019-04-29-m2-1-donegal
Chris Hadfield visits DIAS to witness image of black hole being revealed
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Last Updated: 23rd April 2019 by Niamh Breathnach
Commander Chris Hadfield joined Astrophysicists from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) on Wednesday, 10th April 2019 to witness the first ever image of a black hole being revealed. The European Commission press conference was screened live… Read More
DIAS-led team finds evidence that Young Star Clusters make Cosmic Rays
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Last Updated: 17th April 2019 by Niamh Breathnach
Massive stars produced at the collapse of giant molecular clouds, form compact groups and remain tightly linked during their entire life. Acceleration of particles in these objects can be initiated by interacting winds directly in the vicinity of stars… Read More
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Posted: 8th April 2019 by martin
M2.4 Donegal Bay earthquake, 7th April 2019
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake occurred on the 7th April 2019 at 22:58:19 UTC (23:58:19 local time) in Donegal Bay. The event was felt by several members of the public. For more details please see this post https://www.insn.ie/2019-04-07-m2-4-donegal
GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging
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Last Updated: 4th April 2019 by Niamh Breathnach
Cutting-edge VLTI instrument reveals details of a storm-wracked exoplanet using optical interferometry The GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made the first direct observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry. This method revealed a… Read More
📺 Make sure you tune in to @RTEOne tonight at 6:30 PM to catch @petertgallagher, head of Astronomy and Astrophysics, who will be on the special live programme 50 Years: To the Moon and Back, hosted by @lawlor_aine, to mark #Apollo50 ! #DIASdiscovers
Well done to all! #DIASdiscovers twitter.com/petertgallaghe…
Tickets at the ready! 🎟️ @DIASDunsink @DIASAstronomy @festofcuriosity #DIASdiscovers #curiousdublin
Great start to @festofcuriosity here @DIASDunsink We look forward to welcoming all our visitors this evening #curiousdublin #DIASdiscovers
🔭 We'll see all you astronomers (and hopefully some stars too🤞) tonight @DIASDunsink for our booked out @festofcuriosity Summer Night Stargazing event! If you missed out on tickets, keep an eye out for next year and get in early!🌌 #curiousdublin #DIASdiscovers
🌌 The future of space research at DIAS includes high levels of international collaboration on 3 major international satellite missions launching in 2020, 2021, and 2028! 🛰️ @esa Solar Orbiter 🛰️ @esa, @NASA, @csa_asc @NASAWebb 🛰️ @esa ARIEL #DIASdiscovers #JWST #Space
As we mark #Apollo50, we also celebrate our own 50th anniversary as space research pioneers! We think there will be even more to celebrate over the next 50 as DIAS continues to push the boundaries of space research and exploration! #DIASDiscovers #SpaceResearch
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☀️DIAS researchers, in collaboration with @tcddublin and @Obs_Paris, have investigated the behaviour of plasma in our sun’s atmosphere. One day, these findings on the nature of our cosmos may help develop safer and more efficient nuclear power. ⚡️ #DIASDiscovers
DIAS Professor Alex Thompson worked with Prof O'Sullivan on further analysis of the Apollo 16 data, and the two conducted further pioneering research on cosmic rays, including the Ultra Heavy Cosmic Ray experiment during the Shuttle missions
50 years ago, Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man...” In 2001, DIAS researchers-or at least their dummy-took another small step for man…measuring the effects of cosmic radiation on the human body in Ireland's first experiment on the @Space_Station! #DIASDiscovers #iss
In 1972, the first Irish space experiment, designed in part by DIAS Professor Denis O’Sullivan, was conducted on the Apollo 16 mission to measure cosmic rays! The technicians featured this week were instrumental in analyzing the data. ☄️ #DIASDiscovers #Apollo #WomenInSTEM
The fire unfortunately destroyed this connection between DIAS and the #Apollo programme, but the cosmic ray detector from Apollo 16--the first Irish space experiment--is still intact and also in the National Museum! twitter.com/NMIreland/stat…
@KOSullivanIT @IrishTimes Professors Denis O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson pioneered this new era of Irish space research with their work studying cosmic rays on #Apollo 16 and later Shuttle missions to help answer the question "Where does the world come from?"🌌🤔 #DIASdiscovers
@KOSullivanIT's great piece in @IrishTimes highlighting the pioneering work DIAS researchers and technicians conducted during the #Apollo programme that forged a path for renewed Irish space research that continues to this day! 🌖 irishtimes.com/business/innov… #DIASdiscovers #Apollo50
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