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.
Astronaut, Chris Hadfield and Professor Peter Gallagher, Senior Professor and Head of DIAS Astrophysics. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
The European Commission press conference was screened live at DIAS to reveal the groundbreaking results from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
It was a momentous occasion for DIAS to have gathered its leading researchers together for the annoucement and to be joined by astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Commenting on the first image of the black hole, Chris Hadfield shared his thoughts saying it was “immensely reassuring that it looks like what was predicted”. He shared further thoughts on Twitter:
Maelstrom at the gates of Hell. First-ever image of a black hole, wider than our whole solar system. Einstein, we rejoice in your brilliance. pic.twitter.com/Psp2TMwVk8
DIAS
had the first Irish experiment in space in 1972 and research at DIAS contributes
to new space technology development as proposed by the Government’s ‘Project
Ireland 2040’ plan. Priorities for the next four years include developing new
technology and software for space missions, e.g. the ESA Solar Orbiter
satellite (due for launch in 2020) and the ESA ARIEL satellite mission hunting
for exoplanets (due for launch in 2025).
Pictured at DIAS for the screening of the first ever image of a black hole being revealed at a European Commission press conference were Astronaut, Chris Hadfield and Professor Peter Gallagher, Senior Professor and Head of DIAS Astrophysics and Dr Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar, DIAS with staff students and attendees. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
In 2020 we will show how the school carries out advanced research in many areas of the languages, literatures, societies and laws of the Celtic countries, with particular emphasis on Irish.
The School is dedicated to the study of Irish and the other Celtic languages, both written and spoken, throughout their history, as well as related areas of cultural, social and legal history.
The school's theme for DIAS 2020 is
"Exploring Worlds through Words"
As we mark 80 years of discovery, we will be taking a closer look at each of our constituent Schools.
One of the first Schools founded in 1940 was the School of Celtic Studies.
#DIASdiscovers#DIAS2020#celticstudies
Today we launched DIAS 2020: marking 80 year of discovery with a number of themed events based on our primary disciplines.
The programme to date is available on our events page and will be updated as the year goes on!
More: dias.ie/dias2020/#DIASdiscovers#DIAS2020
#OTD in 2019 @mitchelloconnor unveiled a portrait of Dr Sheila Tinney here at DIAS. Dr Tinney was appointed the first ever female fellow at DIAS and later became a Research Associate at the Institute’s School of Theoretical Physics.
Today also marks her birthday 🎂
#DIASdiscovers
Busy start to the week: An international team led by scientists from DIAS has discovered that large portions of the tectonic plate, or lithosphere, beneath Africa have disappeared over the past 200 million years
More ➡️ dias.ie/2020/01/13/dia…@dias_geophysics#DIASdiscovers
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 at DIAS to reveal the groundbreaking results from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
It was a momentous occasion for DIAS to have gathered its leading researchers together for the annoucement and to be joined by astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Commenting on the first image of the black hole, Chris Hadfield shared his thoughts saying it was “immensely reassuring that it looks like what was predicted”. He shared further thoughts on Twitter:
DIAS had the first Irish experiment in space in 1972 and research at DIAS contributes to new space technology development as proposed by the Government’s ‘Project Ireland 2040’ plan. Priorities for the next four years include developing new technology and software for space missions, e.g. the ESA Solar Orbiter satellite (due for launch in 2020) and the ESA ARIEL satellite mission hunting for exoplanets (due for launch in 2025).
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In 2020 we will show how the school carries out advanced research in many areas of the languages, literatures, societies and laws of the Celtic countries, with particular emphasis on Irish.
The School is dedicated to the study of Irish and the other Celtic languages, both written and spoken, throughout their history, as well as related areas of cultural, social and legal history. The school's theme for DIAS 2020 is "Exploring Worlds through Words"
As we mark 80 years of discovery, we will be taking a closer look at each of our constituent Schools. One of the first Schools founded in 1940 was the School of Celtic Studies. #DIASdiscovers #DIAS2020 #celticstudies
Today we launched DIAS 2020: marking 80 year of discovery with a number of themed events based on our primary disciplines. The programme to date is available on our events page and will be updated as the year goes on! More: dias.ie/dias2020/ #DIASdiscovers #DIAS2020
The DIAS School of Cosmic Physics is delighted to announce that Dr Duygu Kiyan has been appointed a Schrödinger Fellow in Geophysics. ➡️dias.ie/2020/01/21/dr-… @dias_geophysics #DIASdiscovers
DYK: @dias_geophysics was at @BTYSTE in the @TheRDS in early Jan twitter.com/dias_geophysic…
#OTD in 2019 @mitchelloconnor unveiled a portrait of Dr Sheila Tinney here at DIAS. Dr Tinney was appointed the first ever female fellow at DIAS and later became a Research Associate at the Institute’s School of Theoretical Physics. Today also marks her birthday 🎂 #DIASdiscovers
Busy start to the week: An international team led by scientists from DIAS has discovered that large portions of the tectonic plate, or lithosphere, beneath Africa have disappeared over the past 200 million years More ➡️ dias.ie/2020/01/13/dia… @dias_geophysics #DIASdiscovers