All Clips With 'astronomy' Tag
(BBC Newsline 6.30 - 25/03/2009 / Reporter: Mike McKimm) A phone call to Belfast scientists said there was an eighty ton asteroid heading for earth at thirty thousand miles an hour and would they be able to track it with a telescope?
(BBC Newsline 6.30 - 13/02/2009 / Reporter: Mike McKimm) An asteroid striking Earth is a nightmare scenario we hope to avoid - but how well are we prepared to spot "near Earth events"?
(BBC Newsline 6.30 - 01/11/2007 / Reporter: Mike McKimm) BBC Newsline explores the problem of light pollution which is a major headache for local astronomers.
(BBC Newsline 6.30 - 31/10/2007 / Reporter: Mike McKimm) Scientists at Queen's University discover a new planet using new technology set up in the Canary Islands.
