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Formed in 1937, the IAS is the longest established astronomy society in Ireland.
The Irish Astronomical Society is holding a Astronomy sidewalk event in the Botanical Gardens in Glasnevin on Saturday. Starting at 10am till 12am. This is a free event. Remember never look at the Sun with your naked eye. The sun is dangerous to look at and will damage your eyes. Please do not look at…
‘Gamma ray bursts and Ic-BL supernovae‘ Supernova are stellar explosions so energetic they can briefly outshine an entire galaxy, radiating as much energy in a short amount of time as an ordinary star like the Sun is expected to emit over its 10 billion-year life span. The connection between gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and broad-line Ic…