The signs of the major celestial event, a colossal detonation, flashed across the universe for millions of years before reaching the first person on earth to become aware of it: a man in a shed in Dublin. Read more
Irish astronomer discovers a supernova from his backyard in Dublin
Dave Grennan, an amateur astronomer has become the first Irish person to discover a supernova. The Dubliner made the discovery in the galaxy UGC while looking through photographs he had taken from his back garden. Read more