DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
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We study star formation, massive stars, solar activity, space weather, planets, and high energy astrophysics at 31 Fitzwilliam Place and @DIASDunsink in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
Joined March 2016
We’re delighted to welcome Dr Matthew West, ESA Vigil Mission Scientist, to present tomorrow's sold-out School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Lecture: ☀️ Forecasting the Sun: The ESA Vigil Mission and the Future 📍7pm, DIAS, 10 Burlington Road #DIASDiscovers
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Congratulations to Prof. @cm_jackman for establishing the Ukrainian Researchers Network, connecting displaced researchers supported by @Researchirel The inaugural event took place last week at Research Ireland’s HQ, with special guest H.E. Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine 🇺🇦
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and @petertgallagher presented the latest on space weather monitoring at radio frequencies during the forecasting tools and techniques session! #UKSWSE2025 #DIASDiscovers #DIAS85
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Some of our solar physicists were at the UK Space Weather and Space Environment Meeting this week! @drsophiemurray was on the Programme Organising Committee. @laura_hayess highlighted the importance of @ESASolarOrbiter in a panel session on space weather during solar maximum,
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Dr Laura Hayes from @DIAS_Dublin discusses research on solar flares and space weather, and how the @royalsociety - Research Ireland University Research Fellowship has had an impact on her career to date. The deadline to apply is 10th September 2025. Visit: https://t.co/FsoqETG4cm
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Juice will complete a flyby of Venus tomorrow, marking milestone event for DIAS researchers Prof Caitriona Jackman, Dr Hans Huybrighs and Dr Mika Holmberg 🛰️ #DIASDiscovers
Spacecraft flying past Venus on its way to Jupiter with help from Irish scientists https://t.co/h7C211f43y
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Spacecraft flying past Venus on its way to Jupiter with help from Irish scientists https://t.co/Zl2vkPy3cS
#DIASDiscovers #DIAS85
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A spacecraft which launched in 2023 with Irish input, is doing a gravity-assisted flyby of the planet Venus tomorrow on its way to explore if the condition...
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Reminder that @ESA_JUICE flies past Venus this weekend. The spacecraft was designed to feel at home in the cold, dark environment of the Jupiter system, and it is too hot at Venus to turn the cameras on. Pics or it didn’t happen? You’ll have to trust us on this one.
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Back on track & ready for Venus! ✅📍 After the successful resolution of a communication anomaly, @ESA_JUICE is on course for its Venus flyby at 07:28 CEST on 31 August. 1/3
The @ESA_JUICE mission to Jupiter is on track for its gravity-assist flyby at Venus on 31 August, following the successful resolution of a spacecraft anomaly that temporarily disrupted communication with Earth. https://t.co/uhRnJWhMsN
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🛰️ "a textbook example of teamwork under pressure” Successful resolution of a spacecraft communication anomaly that temporarily severed contact 📡 with Earth. Go JUICE! https://t.co/S3WOI6hD6E
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Update 1 September 2025: Juice's Venus flyby was a success! The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) is on track for its gravity-assist flyby at Venus on 31 August, following...
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The @ESA_JUICE mission (with involvement from the Planetary Magnetosphere's Group) is on track for its gravity-assist flyby at Venus on 31 August! 🛰️
The @ESA_JUICE mission to Jupiter is on track for its gravity-assist flyby at Venus on 31 August, following the successful resolution of a spacecraft anomaly that temporarily disrupted communication with Earth. https://t.co/uhRnJWhMsN
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We are hiring! 📣 2-Year Postdoc position in the Planetary Magnetospheres group 📅 Deadline 15th September #DIASDiscovers
📣 #Postdoc position on moon-magnetosphere interaction at @DIASAstronomy ! Join us in the Planetary Magnetospheres Group [ https://t.co/x9kJkRsQcF]. Details here https://t.co/q0oNOFejZt
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The @NASA-led small explorer mission helps us advance our understanding of the Sun and solar eruptions with high resolution ultraviolet spectra and images of the Sun's atmosphere!
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Congratulations to Dr @laura_hayess who has been selected as one of @esa's IRIS Science Planners for 2025! Over the next year she will be coordinating solar flare observations across the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph mission and other observatories
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A huge congratulations to DIAS Professor Caitriona Jackman, who received a @RoyalAstroSoc honorary fellowship this week, for her outstanding service and leadership of planetary magnetospheric physics in Ireland, the UK, and internationally 🌍 #DIASDiscovers
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DIAS Research Fellow Dr Donna Rodgers-Lee has played a key role in the Organising Committee of the Palestinian Advanced Physics School 2025, taking place at the University of Jordan this July #DIASDiscovers
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85 years ago today - on 19 June 1940 - DIAS was established when President Dubhglas de hÍde signed the Institute for Advanced Studies Act into law. We're marking 85 years of discovery and world-class research! #DIAS85 #DIASdiscovers
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Astronomical Observatories of Ireland staff and students from Armagh and DIAS/Dunsink met today at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - @DIAS_Dublin HQ today. A bright future for cross-border collaboration on astronomical research and public engagement
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Did you catch us on @news2dayRTE on Tuesday? We were chatting about our Reach For The Stars Astrophotography Competition 📸🔭 Entries close on the 4th of June and you can catch the full piece at https://t.co/goDsy9ESnG Images courtesy of @rte
#ReachForTheStars #DIASDiscovers
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