New Year Sale Membership DVD Shop 1. New Year Lecture: Mars: Curiosity, Water, and Life Will Curiosity find life on Mars? Maybe. It cost $2.5 billion, took 8 years to build, and right now NASA's Curiosity is roving across Mars at the behest of 400 scientists. Curiosity is effectively a roving geo-chemist that hopes to find evidence for conditions to support life on Mars, at least in the past. It's a fascinating mission that is intriguing the general public. In Astronomy Ireland’s special New Year Public Lecture, Dr Peter Grindrod from the University of London, will examine the rover's goals, which include the search for water on Mars and thus ultimately the search for life. He will present the most up to date results and breathtaking images from this most advanced mission so far to our near planetary neighbour. David Moore spoke on radio about the New Year Lecture and more. Listen to the interview HERE. The lecture will take place in Trinity College Dublin on January 14th at 8pm. For tickets and DVD orders, please click HERE. 2. Stargazing Live and Events Did you enjoy the show with Brian Cox and Dara O'Briain and friends? Excellent, wasn't it! During Stargazing Live events this week, schoolchildren in the UK who were working on astronomical images discovered a new comet! OUR EVENTS 1. FREE Telescope Night tonight (January 11th) at 8pm, regardless of weather. People of all ages and experience can come to learn how to use a telescope and hopefully get to see the wonders of the Universe for themselves! More information HERE. 2. NEW YEAR Public Lecture with Dr Peter Grindrod - see above. Astronomy Ireland The world's most popular astronomy club www.astronomy.ie ( subscribe / unsubscribe )