Name: Affelia Wibisono Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow E-Mail: wibisono@cp.dias.ie Address: School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin 15, Ireland. Biographical Sketch: Affelia’s research uses measurements taken by space telescopes and spacecraft such… Read More
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Posted: 25th March 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-03-25 Jessie Duncan (NASA GSFC)
Understanding the Hot Solar Corona via X-ray Observations with NuSTAR Abstract: NuSTAR is a highly sensitive direct-focusing hard x-ray (HXR) observatory optimized to observe astrophysical sources. In certain conditions, NuSTAR can also observe the Sun – and characterize faint x-ray emission from sources… Read More
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Last Updated: 4th March 2024 by Stephenie Brophy Lee
Dr Affelia Wibisono
Name: Affelia Wibisono Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow E-Mail: wibisono@cp.dias.ie Address: School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin 15, Ireland. Biographical Sketch: Affelia’s research uses measurements taken by space telescopes and spacecraft such… Read More
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Last Updated: 26th February 2024 by Stephenie Brophy Lee
Yang Wang
Name: Yang Wang Title: PhD Student Address: School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin 15, Ireland. Biographical Sketch: Yang Wang is a PhD Student at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at… Read More
Irish scientists are part of groundbreaking discovery with James Webb Space Telescope
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Last Updated: 23rd February 2024 by Michelle Tobin
Irish astronomers, in cluding researchers from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), are part of an international team that has detected radiation from a veiled neutron star in the Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), using the James Webb Space… Read More
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Posted: 21st February 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-03-05 Jordan A. Guerra (CU/CIRES and NOAA/SWPC)
Estimating the Impact of the Magnetometer Network on the SWPC Geoelectric Field Model We performed a leave-one-out analysis in order to study the impact of the operational network of magnetometers on the SWPC Geoelectric field model. The Geoelectric… Read More
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Posted: 21st February 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-02-27 Leonardo Testi (University of Bologna)
The Planets of Dawn Planetary systems are assembled around young stars within the so-called “protoplanetary” disks, which are the byproduct of the formation of the star itself. Over the last decade, observations of protoplanetary disks in nearby star… Read More
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Posted: 6th February 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-02-13 Leigh Fletcher (Leicester)
JWST: A New Voyager for the Outer Solar System The first 18 months of JWST scientific operations have produced a treasure trove of new discoveries for the four giant planets, whilst challenging the community to develop innovative software… Read More
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Last Updated: 29th January 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-01-30 Maria Koutoulaki (University of Leeds)
A VLTI view of Massive Young Stellar Objects Abstract: The formation of massive stars, objects with masses larger than eight times solar, is central to stellar astronomy and galactic evolution. In recent years, significant progress has been made in… Read More
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Last Updated: 26th January 2024 by Stephenie Brophy Lee
An Efficient Particle Accelerator in the Galactic Microquasar SS 433’s Jets revealed through Gamma-Ray Observation by the H.E.S.S. Observatory
SS 433 stands out as one of the most intriguing objects within our Milky Way. At its core, a black hole draws material from a closely orbiting companion star, creating a hot accretion disk. Notably, a pair of… Read More
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Last Updated: 25th January 2024 by Sophie Murray
Minister Harris welcomes the launch of consortium to enhance space observation
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has welcomed Ireland’s involvement in founding a new consortium that will enhance scientific research and observation of the Universe. LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) is an… Read More
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