Reaching for the stars

Over one thousand visitors attended the event at IT Sligo today with dozens of exhibits, talks and experiments.

Among the speakers, Irish Astronaut in training, Dr. Norah Patton from Co. Mayo, gave a talk to a young audience of future space explorers and asked young people to “reach for the stars”.

The science festival will host over 50 exciting events such as Hydrogen Car Challenge and CSI Forensic Experience.

Alongside the events the festival also hosted some interesting talks including ‘How did cats arrive in Ireland?’ and ‘Communicating with Extraterrestrials.’

County Mayo Astronaut Norah Patten, exploring some model planets with Charlie Clay (10) at the annual Science Fair with AbbVie as part of Science Week Ireland, in the Institute of Technology, Sligo.