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Moon rocks with unique dust found

Research team, including members of the Planetary Magnetospheres group at DIAS, studies interaction of dust with rocks and discovers potential magnetic anomalies Our Earth’s Moon is almost completely covered in dust. Unlike on Earth, this dust is not… Read More

2024-01-16 Alanna Fox (UL)

The use of MaNGA data to establish the origin of spiral arms in galaxies  The aim of this project is to establish if the origin of the spiral arms in galaxies is due to stationary density waves or… Read More

2024-01-23 Rob Ivison (ESO)

30 years of submillimetre cosmology  The Universe that cooled from a cosmic fireball just shy of 14 billion years ago was comprised almost entirely of Hydrogen and Helium, with negligible quantities of the heavier elements. Astronomers seek to… Read More

DIAS Professor announced as next President of the European Southern Observatory’s Council

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is today (07.12.23) welcoming the announcement of Tom Ray, Senior Professor and Director of Cosmic Physics at DIAS, as the next president of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) main governing body,… Read More

DIAS scientist involved in pioneering research revealing insights into atmosphere on other planets 

A team of European astronomers, including Prof Tom Ray from DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics, used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of the nearby exoplanet WASP-107b. Peering deep into the fluffy… Read More

2023-10-17 Jorick Vink (Armagh Observatory and Planetarium)

How Heavy is the Most Massive Star in the Universe? Abstract: Very massive stars (VMS) are dominant sources of ionising radiation. The prime difference between VMS in our local Universe and those in the Early Universe is their… Read More

DIAS announces programme for Samhain agus Science festival 2023

Things that go bump in the night: bats, dark energy and worlds beyond our own at Samhain agus Science 2023 How can the unique biology of bats help us solve some of the greatest challenges that humans face… Read More

Samhain agus Science 2023

Samhain agus Science, now in its 6th year, is an annual initiative of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies taking place each year during Halloween. From spooky science to the mysteries of the Celtic festival of Samhain, DIAS… Read More

To the moon and back – DIAS punching above its weight with involvement in international space missions

As the pioneer of space research in Ireland, the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has today (11.10.23) released updates on six major space missions, in which the Institute is currently involved in, marking the end of Space… Read More

2023-10-10 Yash Sarkango (Princeton University)

Satellite-magnetosphere interactions at Jupiter: A review of Juno JADE/JEDI observations Abstract:  Due to its inclined and highly elliptical trajectory, the Juno spacecraft passed frequently through magnetic flux tubes that were connected to the orbits of the Galilean satellites-Io,… Read More