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# Space

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Outernet project aims to provide global WiFi coverage via satellite
So, what are the chances we'll see an Irishman (or anybody) head to Mars?
Next phase: Mars mission hopeful Dr Joseph Roche begins medical testing
Astro-tourism: Kerry designated as stargazing reserve
Is there life on Mars? Ten years on the Opportunity rover is still looking
European comet-chasing satellite awakens from hibernation
Column: Why is Pluto not a planet?
Conor Farrell
How Ireland contributed to Apollo 16 moon mission
Column: Ashes to Ashes, Stardust to Stardust
Conor Farrell
As anticipated, the obligatory pic of Chris Hadfield supping a Guinness has just landed
Meet the Irish man who's been shortlisted to go to Mars and never come back
Europe's €740 million star-hunting telescope 'Gaia' enters Earth orbit
NASA extends life on International Space Station for another four years
One-way trip to Mars? Sign me up, says French woman
NASA: Astronauts' Christmas Eve spacewalk should not conflict with Santa's flight path
Key steps as Asian countries speed up in space race
Spacewalking astronauts make speedy station repairs
Japanese robot chats with astronaut on space station
ESA launches rocket that will create a detailed map of the Milky Way
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
One small step: China lands spacecraft on the moon
Column: Stargazing for beginners – get the most out of these dark winter nights
Conor Farrell
Hello, commander: Chris Hadfield is in Dublin today
Column: Atheist gatherings take the positive aspects of church like the sense of community and self-reflection
Deirdre McMahon
7 of the best bits from Commander Chris Hadfield's AMA
Awe-inspiring video of Earth from space will put your day in perspective
Urban beauties: Incredible view of cities from space
Sun-grazing comet likely to have broken up
Comet ISON will brush past the Sun at half 6 this evening, but will it survive?
Here's when you can finally meet Commander Chris Hadfield
9 signs you've been living without storage for too long
Column: Eyes to the sky – Comet ISON might just be visible
Conor Farrell
This jetpack unbelievably predates the film Gravity by 50 years
NASA's MAVEN Mars mission launches from Kennedy Space Center
Satellite crashes into the Atlantic, but what about next one?
European satellite to crash to earth this weekend
Hello sunshine! Astronaut snaps cloudless Dublin from ISS
India to launch first Mars mission tomorrow
Commander Hadfield's son made a lovely ad for his dad's book
A spaceship crash, near apocalypse, and six other major miscalculations and mistakes