Irish Astronomy Trail  Launch Friday November 23 2012 The Irish Astronomy Trail  Launch takes place on Friday November 23, in Dunsink Observatory. Join us on Facebook for more information.

“Cosmic perspectives: from planets to the multiverse” by Professor Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, O.M., F.R.S. Mon 19 Nov 6:00pm, Theatre L, Newman Building, Arts Block, UCD. Admission free. Poster   Cosmic perspectives: from planets to the… Read More

Solarfest 2012 celebrates astronomy and the Sun June 23 2012 Solarfest 2012 is a one-day event about solar astronomy. It is being organised by the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies with support from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,… Read More

International Speakers Evening June 27 2011 Searching for Earth-sized planets with NASA’s Kepler space telescope Dr Fergal Mullally, NASA Ames Research Centre Abstract: Finding planets like our own elsewhere in the Galaxy is the first step to answering… Read More

First Joint DIAS-OKC Workshop, December 12-14 2011 The workshop “Multi-GeV Astrophysics with Ground-Based Detectors” will take place in Dublin (Ireland) on Dec 12-14, 2011. This will be the first workshop of small or mid-size scientific meetings dedicated to… Read More

The NASA Astronaut, Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Kimbrough visited Dunsink Observatory on Thursday 6th October. Colonel Kimbrough gave a talk on his recent mission on the STS-126 Endeavour and this was followed by a Q&A session on his… Read More

On Wednesday 7th of September 2011, Dr. Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud will give a talk entitled “Chinese Star Charts” at Dunsink Observatory Castleknock, Dublin 15.The evening will begin at 8:00 pm with a 45 minute lecture followed by a question… Read More

Dr. Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud is an astrophysicist in the Astrophysical Department of the French Atomic Energy Commission (C.E.A.), and specialises in high energy astrophysics and in the study of highly condensed stars in the Galaxy. He is involved in… Read More

On Wednesday 7th of September 2011, Dr. Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud will give a talk entitled “Chinese Star Charts” at Dunsink Observatory. The evening will begin at 8:00 pm with a 45 minute lecture, followed by a question and answer… Read More

Dublin Summer School High On Energy Astrophysics This first in a series of schools hosted and organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) and University College Dublin (UCD) took place in UCD  from Monday July 4th,… Read More