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Funeral for DUP MLA David Hilditch at Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. Mr Hildtich was a former MLA, twice-serving Mayor of Carrickfergus Borough Council and Director of Carrick Rangers Football Club. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

David Hilditch: Carrickfergus turns out in force to bid farewell to DUP MLA

NASA image of a gamma ray burst

QUB man used space telescope to uncover where most of periodic table comes from

Tejpaul Bhatia, Chief Revenue Officer at Axiom Space (left) and Dr Paul Bate, Chief Exectuive of the UK Space Agency (Image: UK Space Agency)

UK Space Agency -Axiom deal will see first all-UK space mission

Astronaut Tim Peake talks about his new book, Space: The Human Story

Astronaut Tim Peake on the wonder of space

A Draconid meteor near Skekarsbo at the Farnebofjardens national park 150 kilometers north of Stockholm in 2011 (Photo: P-M HEDEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Draconid meteor shower 2023 peaks on 8 October - what to expect

Embargoed to 0001 Wednesday October 4

Artist Kev Largeyoutside the Oh Yeah Music Centre, with his artwork commissioned by Tourism Northern Ireland for One Young World 2023 Belfast Summit. Picture date: Tuesday October 3, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER Youth Mural. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Mural showing that 'young people will inherit the Earth' is unveiled in Belfast

EastEnders’ Dean Gaffney says he is ‘broken’ as he shares family death

Among those already struggling is Kian

Sunday: Alone (Channel 4, 9pm)

Chris Packham

Monday: Earth (BBC2, 9pm)

Morning View

Editorial: Uproar at rise in interest rate yet it was long too low

A host of Vevor DIY and electrical appliances have been recalled after putting users at risk of electric shock

Warning as 34 branded DIY items recalled due to risk of fire

Morning View

Editorial: Rory McIlroy shows the patience to get back near the very top of golf

Mother of two-year-old who died of brain-eating amoeba pays tribute

The Northern Lights will be visible in parts of the UK tonight

UK stargazers can catch the Northern Lights tonight - here’s how

Letters to editor

Letter: Extreme heat shows that Earth is unable cope with changes under way

Enjoying the sunshine at Crawfordsburn Country Park on July 17, 2022. By the same date this month Northern Ireland has had 110% of its average July rainfall. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

July washout: NI has already surpassed its average rainfall for month
With Northern Ireland taking on an almost permanent grey hue of late it’s hard to believe that it’s July and not November.

When is the blue Sturgeon supermoon in August 2023?

July Full Moon 2023: When is the full moon, what does the Buck Moon mean and will it be a supermoon?

When is the Buck Moon in July 2023?

Still of James Cameron from the University of California video

Titanic submersible crisis: Movie director recounts dangers of ultra-deep dive

When will it get dark on the longest day of the year?

The Strawberry Moon will take place at 4.41 am on Sunday, June 4. This moon is associated with the season when Native American tribes marked the ripening of ‘June-bearing’ strawberries that were ready for gathering. As a supermoon this will appear on the eastern horizon in orange hues that will present vividly on Saturday evening (June 3).

When is the Strawberry Moon in June 2023?

Morning View

Editorial: Northern Ireland should watch the debate over housing in England

Content creator Summer Reeves loves bottled water and was excited when she found a bargain deal online - 10 Evian water bottles for £3. But all was not as it seemed.

Teen fuming after buying £3 Evian deal only to get doll-sized bottles

The Flower Moon of May 2020 (which was also a ‘supermoon’) rising above the village of Brixworth (Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

When is the Flower Moon in May 2023?

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights tonight: how to see them

Noel Hanna was one of those people who worked to secure his dream, including not just multiple ascents of Everest but the far more dangerous ascent of K2

Ben Lowry: A Northern Irish man who climbed Everest, not just dreamed of it

Starship is set to launch today

When is SpaceX Starship launch and how to watch Musk’s spacecraft test
SpaceX are attempting to launch their biggest rocket Starship after Elon Musk’s firm’s failed first test on Monday (April 17)

A defunct satellite weighing 660 pounds is expected to crash back to Earth in the early hours of Thursday. Picture by NASA

660-pound old satellite to crash back to Earth

The line-up for two new Eurovision 2023 BBC specials have been confirmed - Credit: Getty, BBC

New Eurovision 2023 shows announced - hosted by Jason Manford and more

Secret Invasion trailer Easter eggs explained

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights to be visible from parts of UK tonight

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in the night sky earlier this week (Adobe Stock)

Horoscopes: what planets alignment could mean for your star sign

A building-sized asteroid will fly closer to Earth than the moon on Saturday. Astronomers first spotted the space rock on 27 February and have been tracking its potential risk of impacting Earth.

‘Dangerous’ asteroid will come closer to Earth than the moon soon

Two Unit Telescopes VLT by ESO José Francisco Salgado josefrancisco.org

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium take part in world-leading asteroid research

Native species extinction threat as Attenborough films ‘last’ show

Aurora Borealis, Northern lights. Mumemories - stock.adobe.com

Aurora Borealis: Why 2023 is a good year to see Northern Lights

March 2023 stargazing guide: When is the next supermoon

Stock image of a meteoroid

See footage of small asteroid lighting up sky above English Channel

Near miss: NASA says Earth set for ‘close encounter’ with asteroid

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction, accord to scientists.

Earth’s inner core may have started spinning in a new direction

Alireza Akbari’s has been executed in Iran.

British man executed in Iran after being accused of spying for MI6

An image of newly discovered TOI 700 e Earth-sized planet

Nasa finds two new Earth-sized planets in ‘habitable zone’

Full night sky calendar for January 2023

Stargazers stunned as huge meteor hurtles through the sky

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl will be the first orbital launch from the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Virgin Orbit Space Launch: UK rocket launching over Atlantic tonight

The skies will be hopefully as clear as this for any celestial events in 2023

Celestial events 2023 - meteor showers, full moons and lunar eclipses

How to watch The Letter: A Message For Our Earth featuring the Pope

Stunning meteor shower captured over King Charles III stately home

You won’t need binoculars to see the Geminids - they can be seen clearly with the naked eye.

Geminid meteor shower 2022 UK: How to see it

Alien bugs could be living deep underground on Mars, according to new research. The Red Planet is volcanically active, suggesting the right ingredients for present-day microbial life.

‘Alien bugs’ could be living deep underground on Mars, study finds

Orion sends image of Moon and the Earth to celebrate halfway point

The earth’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupts over the weekend

Liat Segal & Dr. Yasmine Meroz's artwork being unveiled on the ISS where microgravity allows the water to stick to the metal frame in large globules

Impossible Object: art and space combine in unique zero gravity work

The cast of Benidorm won Most Popular Comedy Programme award at the NTAs in 2011.

Is Benidorm coming back? Writer teases new series of ITV show

Letter to the editor

Keep history in mind when we’re told the authorities are following science