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MU welcomes young scientists to celebrate Science Night
Maynooth University welcomed young scientists to its annual Science Night, opening its doors to hundreds of families from across the region.
Date: Monday, 18 November 2024
Webb captures an ethereal view of NGC 346
A new infrared image of NGC 346 from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), traces emission from cool gas and dust. The image was processed by Dr. Patrick Kavanagh of the Dept. of Experimental Physics.
Date: Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Exploring the cosmos: Space Week at Maynooth University
500 visitors of all ages came to the TSI building for Maynooth University's Space Week 2023 event
Date: Monday, 09 October 2023
Experimental Physics at MU converts Juno Award to achieve Athena Swan Bronze Award
Department of Experimental Physics at Maynooth University achieves Athena Swan Bronze Award following conversion of the Juno Practitioner Award
Date: Friday, 25 August 2023
Dr. Patrick Kavanagh co-author of study of spectacular protostellar outflow published in Nature
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) view of stellar birth. The Herbig-Haro 211 system, seen here in a near-infrared camera (NIRCam) image, is only a few thousand years old, yet it produces highly supersonic jets of hot molecular material that stretch into the surrounding cloud. The young star itself is still embedded in gas and dust and is located at the centre of the dark lane.
Date: Thursday, 24 August 2023
New Webb image captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula
Maynooth University’s Dr Patrick Kavanagh leads data and image processing of latest spectacular image taken by the James Webb Telescope
Date: Monday, 21 August 2023
Webb Telescope captures images of Ring Nebula in Lyra
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula (Messier 57).
Date: Thursday, 03 August 2023
New image from Space Telescope shows one of our neighbouring galaxies
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope, featuring the work of Dr Patrick Kavanagh, Department of Experimental Physics, has been chosen as a European Space Agency’s Webb Picture of the Month for July 2023.
Date: Monday, 31 July 2023
MU receives €5m under SFI Frontiers programme
Maynooth University researchers are set to receive over €5 million in funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under the Frontiers for the Future Programme, to tackle a range of topics such as renewable energy, climate change, food security, astronomy, immunology and cognitive science.
Date: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Andrew Kirwan observes young stellar object 244-440 in the Orion Nebula
Andrew Kirwan and Dr. Emma Whelan ihave made observations of the young stellar object 244-440 in the Orion Nebula, using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument at ESO's VLT.
Date: Monday, 17 April 2023