BIZARRE: Alan fitzsimmons - What They Never Told You

Belfast astronomer at ground control on mission to stop asteroid strike on Earth

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen’s University Belfast, has recently returned from ground control of ESA’s Hera mission.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2024

SpaceX rocket launches Europe's Hera planetary defense probe to visit asteroid smacked by NASA

Hera launched Oct. 7 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, on a mission to study the asteroid that NASA's DART spacecraft smashed into in September 2022.

Space · Oct 7, 2024

Ethereal 'halo' and light arcs around the sun captured in photos of ultra-rare phenomena

At least three separate optical phenomena are visible in the new images. Each of which is created by light refracting through millions of perfectly aligned ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Space · Jun 11, 2023

Nasa to crash $330m spacecraft into asteroid to see if impact can alter course

Space agency to cause collision with Dimorphos to avert sci-fi fears of catastrophic impact with Earth

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022