Astronomers Publish New Map of the Sky Detecting Thousands of Previously Unknown Galaxies
- Team includes researchers from University College Dublin
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Latest All Sky Images with I-LOFAR
The latest all sky images observed by I-LOFAR show the radio…
LOFAR Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets of Solar Storms
Dublin, Ireland, February 18, 2019: An international team of…
LOFAR Minecraft – LOFAR Enters the Virtual Universe
https://youtu.be/AVqLDZ-Kwzk
LOFAR Minecraft
Fionn (11)…
LOFAR Minecraft
Fionn (11)…
The Astronomical Midlands: Engaging Rural Communities with Astronomy
We are delighted to launch a new engagement project in 2019 -…
Offaly County Council confers Civic Recognition Award on Professor Peter Gallagher
Press Release from Offaly County Council:
Professor Gallagher…
Professor Gallagher…
First Pulsar Light with I-LOFAR!
Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that beam radiation into space…
Ireland’s Biggest Telescope Gearing up to Catch the Perseid Meteor Shower
This week the team at I-LOFAR has been excitedly undergoing preparations…
Big Data Processing for I-LOFAR: REALTA
I-LOFAR is a true ‘big data’ project, and as part of the…
Observing the Sun at the nanosecond scale with the I-LOFAR Transient Buffer Boards
Transient Buffer Boards (TBBs) are a part of I-LOFAR’s data…
Ready for Space Explorers!
On June 5, 2018 we completed the refurbishment of our new I-LOFAR…
I-LOFAR used as part of the International LOFAR Telescope for the first time to Observe Flaring Star
The Irish LOFAR telescope at Birr reached a major milestone on…
Introduction to Science, Operations and Data Analysis with an International LOFAR Station
School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin…
Honorary Doctorates for World-Leaders in Astronomy
This week, UCD and TCD awarded Honorary Doctorates to two…
I-LOFAR Consortium win SFI Award for International Engagement
Orlaigh Quinn (Secretary General of the Department of the Department…
I-LOFAR Education Centre Progress
The builders are back in Birr! In October 2017 our building contractor…
Watch the LOFAR TV documentary “13 Billion Light Years From Birr”
We're delighted to announce that the documentary on LOFAR is…
New radio telescope in Birr detects huge solar storms
Dublin, Thursday September 13th, 2017 - The past two weeks have…
Minister Halligan Switches on World Leading Radio Telescope: I-LOFAR
Ireland to join leading international astronomy collaboration
Department signs funding agreement to enable Ireland to join…
ILOFAR Layout is Rolled Out!
Looking back across what resembles a mini Sahara desert atop…
Professor Peter Gallagher made Chevalier by the French Government
At a presentation at the French Ambassador’s Residence in Dublin,…
Trucking for Science – from the Netherlands with LOFAR
Our extra-terrestrial trucker, Dr Ryan Milligan, made the first…
Trinity Week & codify&Birr!!!!!
Week 8:
Monday:
Started with editing the new I-LOFAR website,…
Monday:
Started with editing the new I-LOFAR website,…
Posters, Papers, and Falcons!!!
Week 4:
This week I started with reading Diana (Post Doctorate)…
This week I started with reading Diana (Post Doctorate)…
Week Of Reading
Week 3:
Started my week of with reading the paper on “LOFAR:…
Started my week of with reading the paper on “LOFAR:…
I-LOFAR visit
Week 2:
Monday was a day of coding and reading research papers…
Monday was a day of coding and reading research papers…
Beginning of my 6 month journey
I am a third year physics student studying at the Dublin Institute…
I-LOFAR Team Member Awarded €2 Million by European Research Council
A member of the I-LOFAR consortium has won €2 million in funding…
Gravitational Waves Detected from Black Hole Merger
Today was a momentous day for physicists, who have finally detected…
Trinity Solar Physics Feature on Cover of Leading International Journal
Research from the School of Physics has been featured on the…
I-LOFAR in Government’s Midlands Action Plan for Jobs
On June 29, 2015 the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation,…
Irish Astronomer Searching for Exoplanets using LOFAR
An international team of scientists lead by Irish astronomer…
Sunspotter Workshops for the Midlands Science Festival
Several Sunspotter workshops took place in a number of Midlands…
Radio Bursts from the Sun Imaged using LOFAR
The Solar Physics Group at TCD are excited to report that they…
Big Day For Birr With Launch Of Solar Observatory
AN IMPORTANT day in the history of Birr Castle took place on…
Trinity’s New Observatory in Birr to Illuminate the Sun-Earth Connection
The Rosse Solar-Terrestrial Observatory, which will be opened…
LOFAR Test Array Back Up and Running Better than Ever
The LOFAR Test Array is operational once again in the midlands…
All-sky Movie Recorded by a Single LOFAR Station
During the weekend of 30th of may - 1st of June, the Solar Physics…
Clear Skies in Birr for Radio Astronomy
The Trinity Solar Physics Group has been working hard over the…
LOFAR Colloquia at UCC and UCD
LOFAR Colloquia will take place at UCC and UCD in February, where…
Engineers Ireland Lecture: “The Radio Universe: Astronomy at Long Wavelengths”
“An Chruinne Raidió: Réalteolaíocht ag Tonnfhaid…
Trinity Launches I–LOFAR Alumni Campaign
Trinity has a long and distinguished tradition in astronomy and…
Funding Sought In Europe For Birr Castle Radio Telescope Project
A MAJOR scientific project to be based in Birr, was showcased…
I-LOFAR at the EU Parliament in Brussels on November 5
I-LOFAR Briefing at EU Parliament
Meeting room WIB 05M003 (12:00…
Meeting room WIB 05M003 (12:00…
Brussels Seminar: “I-LOFAR: A driver for smart and sustainable growth in Europe’s regions”
On the afternoon of 5 November 2013, a seminar on “LOFAR-A…
LOFAR Array and Visitor Centre Awarded Planning Permission
We are delighted to announce that Offaly County Council has been…
LOFAR to bring cutting-edge network of radio telescopes to Ireland
Dublin, June 6, 2013: Irish astronomers launch campaign to build…
Tullamore Tribune coverage of LOFAR presentation at Birr Town Council
I-LOFAR Presentation at Birr Town Council
Thanks to Michael Loughnann, Chairman of Birr Town Council, and…
First Solar Radio Burst Observed by I-LOFAR Test Array!
The I-LOFAR test array of four Low Band Antennas (LBAs) hooked…
I-LOFAR Test Array Installed at Birr Castle, Co. Offaly
The I-LOFAR test array consists of 4 Low Band Antenna (LBA)…
Jocelyn Bell Burnell Inaugurated as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the discoverer of 'pulsars', was recently…
Super-Massive Black Hole
Astronomers have produced one of the best images ever made at…
