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An artist's impression of the telescope, which is to be built on the Canary Islands. Image: QUB

Queen's University joins £250m project to build Europe's largest telescope

The sink gap strikes again — and claims my toothbrush

Jonny McCambridge: Fear and floss in the bathroom gap

The solar eclipse has generated “excitement” in Co Armagh as families gathered to observe the “remarkable astronomical event”

Packed-out planetarium welcomes eclipse watchers in Co Armagh

Founded in 1951 as a small family-run fish business on Brook Street in Coleraine, Lynas Foodservice has grown into the largest family-owned foodservice distributor on the island of Ireland. Credit Lynas

700 staff, 24,901 miles: NI food firm celebrates 75 years by 'Walking the World'

Ed Miliband, the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, announced the Government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions by 87 per cent by 2040.

Letter: Fossil fuels are God’s provision for the world

True colour view of the fires, concentrated in two spots, one east, the other to the south-west

Wildfires: Satellite images show the Mourne Mountains ablaze from space

Morning View

Editorial: Artemis moon mission is evidence of human ingenuity

The death and resurrection of Jesus tell the whole story of how God brings light out of darkness and hope out of despair

Ian Ellis: At Easter, reflect your faith in acts of kindness, mercy and love

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Armagh Planetarium stargazers on edge of seats for moon rocket launch

Smartphones have transformed our lives over the past two decades

Letter: Will advances in technology be used for the greater good?

US president Donald Trump has said he is seeking negotiations to acquire Greenland for national security reasons. His repeated demands to take control of the territory have been rejected by Greenland's leaders

Letter: Using Trump logic, UK should take over Republic

Long-term temperature graph from the observatory, showing a gradual upward trend

2025 was second-warmest year at Armagh Observatory since records began

Professor Michael Burton, Director of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, at the Stone Circle on the Hill of Infinity as the sun sets close to the winter solstice marker

Armagh Observatory continues centuries-old winter solstice tradition

Across the world, campaigners demonstrate against the practice of trophy hunting

Letter: Trophy hunting is a barbaric sport

When you could spot Pluto.

Exact date you could see Pluto as dwarf planet reaches peak brightness

Director Adrian Molina, whose latest movie 'Elio' has bombed at the box office (photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Phelim McAleer: Parents expect whimsy from kids’ movies not propaganda
You may have noticed the Disney/Pixar animated movie ‘Elio’ that came out recently – then again, you may not, as it absolutely bombed at the box office.
Phelim McAleer

Ragworm in petri dish

New survey reveals Northern Ireland’s ocean climate knowledge gap

The Buck Moon will rise on July 10 at around 10pm.

Date and time Buck Moon will rise and what it could look like

PhD student Alice Humpage has turned a year’s worth of cloud cover data into a crocheted blanket, which can be seen at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

Armagh PhD student crochets a year of weather into stunning blanket

34 per cent of those who skip breakfast do so because they don’t have enough time in the morning

A quarter of Brits skip breakfast most days

Danske Bank has achieved Platinum level in the Business & Biodiversity Charter, an external recognition of its commitment to responsible business practices that improve biodiversity conservation in Northern Ireland and on Earth. Included is Paul Clingan, sustainability manager, Danske Bank and Dr Lisa McIlvenna, managing director, Business in the Community NI

Nature and business: Danske Bank secures Platinum in Biodiversity Charter

The Gaza-Israel war, amongst other world conflicts, has already caused mass destruction and cost thousands of lives

Letter: Abiding by Commandments will end world’s evils

Gareth Dunlop

Gareth Dunlop goes unplugged and unfiltered in 'Live From The House Of I Don’t K...

The two biggest EU member states, France and Germany - the so-called ‘engine’ driving the Euro-zone, are now marooned in political paralysis and economic stagnation

Letter: Euro-zone a good example of a reversal of fortune

Inspiring the next wave: Why ocean literacy must start young and include women

Almost half expect to receive at least one romantic card this year

Six MILLION Valentine's Day cards will end up in the bin, study shows

88 per cent believe it’s important to be themselves and not live by someone else’s expectations

How our thirties is the age we finally learn to love ourselves
Brits learn to embrace themselves – just as they are - at the age of 33.
Richard Jenkins

Chitting potatoes.

Learn how to grow tasty spuds in your garden

Fox hunting was banned in Scotland in 2002 and in 2004 in England and Wales. There is a renewed push towards criminalisation in Northern Ireland from the Alliance Party

Letter: Recreational killing is a relic of the Dark Ages

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, astronomer in the Queen’s University Belfast Astrophysics Research Centre. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

QUB professor part of mission to save Earth from impact of asteroids

The charred remains of the La Mon Hotel. The Police Ombudsman released their verdict on La Mon last week. Photo by Pacemaker

Letter: Still time for murderers to bring peace to victims

Mosquito

Biting insects that made life hell for families now studied by entomologist

One of the UK’s most exciting and recognised entrepreneurs, Tom Glanfield of TEGCap, from Bournemouth, Hampshire

Ad Feature Insider tricks that entrepreneurs use to get noticed

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Captures Images of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium captures images of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet

WHITLEY BAY, ENGLAND - MAY 10, 2024: People visit St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, on May 10, 2024 in Whitley Bay, England. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Northern lights: Parts of the UK - including NI - in with a chance tonight

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from the Astrophysics Research Centre at Queen's University Belfast, will take part in the European Space Agency's (ESA) first planetary-defence mission to help ward off the threat of an asteroid crashing into Earth

Queen's University professor with mission to save Earth from asteroids

Morning View

Editorial: The brave Israelis defend themselves against the barbarians of Hamas

The Perseid meteor shower should be visible across the UK from around sunset on the night of August 12 until the early hours of August 13

Display of celestial fireworks is expected to light up the night skies

Eco-friendly subscriptions including Smol, Who Gives A Crap, Purdy & Figg and Wild

Mum's easy eco switches as 'greenagers' want planet-friendly homes

Mutual enforcement avoids having to have a border infrastructure at either the Irish Sea border or the Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland land border, writes Dr Esmond Birnie

Esmond Birnie: Time has come for mutual enforcement to be tried

People visit St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis on 10 May 2024 (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Will the Northern Lights appear again this weekend?

Letters to editor

Letter: I don’t believe our climatic future can be predicted

Morning View

Editorial: Russia and China make common cause against western democracies

A severe geomagnetic storm has produced an incredible display of "Northern Lights" in Northern Ireland on Friday night. Images from Dunseverick County Antrim. Another light show is possible this evening, Saturday. .Picture Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

Northern Lights sightings possible again after Friday night light show

Raymond Gleug talks us through the wines he's been sampling this week

Enjoy a tipple with Raymond Gleug

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Travel: Sustainable getaways that won’t cost you the Earth

The July 2 eclipse of 2019, as seen from northern Chile (Getty/AFP)

Today's solar eclipse will be visible in Northern Ireland

The July 2 eclipse of 2019, as seen from northern Chile (Getty/AFP)

Today's solar eclipse will be visible in Northern Ireland

NI Space is set to receive funding following an announcement at Space-Comm Expo that The UK Space Agency has committed to funding six projects to improve infrastructure and encourage collaboration across the UK’s growing space sector. Pictured is Robert Hill NI Space with John Whaley and Rosie Cane, Space Wales and Stuart Catchpole, Space East

NI Space to receive funding for harmful algal blooms and seaweed production

Aurora taken from banks of Lough Neagh by Philip McErlean (with permission)

This is how the Northern Lights glowed last night above Northern Ireland?

Rick Stein in lifejacket on fishing boat

Monday: Rick Stein’s Food Stories (BBC Two, 6.30pm)

February will see a full moon as well as a new moon.

This when you can see the full moon in February

Simon Reeve with a remote Baka community in the Congo

Sunday: Wilderness with Simon Reeve (BBC2, 9pm)

These maps show A) the average temperature across Northern Ireland in 2023, compared with the annual average during the period 1991 to 2020, and B) the total rainfall compared with the annual average during the same period

It's official - 2023 was Northern Ireland's warmest year on record

King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave after attending a Sunday church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk on Sunday December 24, 2023.

King's speech: The full text of King’s Christmas broadcast 2023

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