Tonight's lecture speaker, Jay Tate of the Spaceguard Centre, is due to feature on the Six One News this evening on RTE One. He will speak about the dangers of asteroids from space and how we might be able to protect ourselves from the cosmic threat.

If you miss it, we will have it on our website at www.astronomy.ie/tv soon after.

The lecture - The Science of Armageddon - takes place tonight at 8pm in Trinity College Dublin. More information, tickets, and DVDs HERE.