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Coronavirus: Letter warns of threat to future of Belfast festivals Belfast

Coronavirus: Letter warns of threat to future of Belfast festivals

Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption The Belfast Mela is among the festivals represented in the letter A group representing many Belfast festival organisers has warned some face closure over lack of funding during the coronavirus outbreak.The Festival Forum steering group has written to all representatives on Belfast City Council. The…
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May 30, 2020
British-Spanish naval team gunning for another go at revamped UK carrier-support program Belfast

British-Spanish naval team gunning for another go at revamped UK carrier-support program

LONDON — Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has formed a joint venture with Northern Ireland’s Harland & Wolff to pitch for an upcoming program to build up to three logistics ships to support the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.The Anglo-Spanish partnership, known as Team Resolute, has been announced as expectations…
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May 28, 2020
Turns Out That ‘Active’ Object in Jupiter’s Orbit Is a Comet in Disguise Belfast

Turns Out That ‘Active’ Object in Jupiter’s Orbit Is a Comet in Disguise

The newly re-designated Comet P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS) as observed on June 11, 2019, using the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) Network in Chile.Image: JD Armstrong/IfA/LCOGTAstronomers were abuzz last week following the discovery of an active asteroid in Jupiter’s orbit, in what was thought to be a new type of…
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May 27, 2020
Mysterious Object Found in Jupiter’s Orbit is another Unique Discovery of the Solar System Belfast

Mysterious Object Found in Jupiter’s Orbit is another Unique Discovery of the Solar System

Jupiter is weird enough in its unique beauty. As the biggest planet from our solar system, it protected us from numerous asteroids that could have caused some significant damage to our beloved planet. Jupiter is also a gaseous giant hundreds of times bigger than Earth.But Jupiter also has some interesting…
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May 23, 2020
Freaky ‘Active’ Object in Jupiter’s Orbit Is First of Its Kind Seen by Astronomers Belfast

Freaky ‘Active’ Object in Jupiter’s Orbit Is First of Its Kind Seen by Astronomers

Active Trojan asteroid 2019 LD2 as observed on June 11, 2019, using the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) Network in Chile.Image: JD Armstrong/IfA/LCOGTIt’s neither an asteroid nor a comet but something in between. It’s also parked within Jupiter’s orbit, making this object the first of its kind to ever…
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May 21, 2020