Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IòÀÙm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumòÀÙs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. We hope you will come here to learn what is hot and exciting, profound or even weird from worlds beyond ours . So that's the introduction out of the way, now on with the Universe!
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![Armstrong and Aldrin were the first two people on the Moon when Apollo 11 landed there in July 1969. This astonishing achievement (which it should not be forgotten was followed […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image-of-Aldrins_bootprint-115x115.jpg "15 Questions about the Moon Landings")
15 Questions about the Moon Landings
Posted on April 7, 2016 | 2 CommentsArmstrong and Aldrin were the first two people on the Moon when Apollo 11 landed there in July 1969. This astonishing achievement (which it should not be forgotten was followed […] -
![Tim Peake is clearly a man who likes a challenge and has a keen sense of adventure, for in his spare time the father of two enjoys skiing, cross-country running, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Image-of-Timothy_Peake_survival_training-115x115.jpg "Tim Peake: Astronaut with the Right Stuff")
Tim Peake: Astronaut with the Right Stuff
Posted on December 3, 2015 | No CommentsTim Peake is clearly a man who likes a challenge and has a keen sense of adventure, for in his spare time the father of two enjoys skiing, cross-country running, […] -
![Is this a new dawn for suborbital travel? The Blue Origin company’s New Shepard rocket test vehicle made a successful flight into space on its second mission from its West […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-New-Shepard-launch-115x115.jpg "New Shepard: Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket")
New Shepard: Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket
Posted on November 24, 2015 | 1 CommentIs this a new dawn for suborbital travel? The Blue Origin company’s New Shepard rocket test vehicle made a successful flight into space on its second mission from its West […] -
![While suspicion, fear, and fantasy, at times were closely associated with the Cold War period in terms of how the USA and the USSR viewed one anotheròÀÙs respective actions, it […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-Polyus_featured-115x115.png "Polyus: the Real Death Star?")
Polyus: the Real Death Star?
Posted on November 5, 2015 | No CommentsWhile suspicion, fear, and fantasy, at times were closely associated with the Cold War period in terms of how the USA and the USSR viewed one anotheròÀÙs respective actions, it […] -
![The space programmes of the USA and USSR began in a spirit of bitter Cold War rivalry but by the early 1970s internation tensions had eased a little into a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/260346main_astp_hatch_full_full-115x115.jpg "Shaking Hands in Orbit: the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project")
Shaking Hands in Orbit: the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Posted on June 22, 2015 | 2 CommentsThe space programmes of the USA and USSR began in a spirit of bitter Cold War rivalry but by the early 1970s internation tensions had eased a little into a […] -
![Recently the idea of people living on Mars has been the talk of the astronomy circle and has captured the minds of many. Once posed with this possibility, the natural […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Image-of-moon-settlement-115x115.jpg "Living on the Moon")
Living on the Moon
Posted on June 16, 2015 | 5 CommentsRecently the idea of people living on Mars has been the talk of the astronomy circle and has captured the minds of many. Once posed with this possibility, the natural […] -
![Some of us who have vivid memories of famous spacecraft and rockets that òÀØhad their dayòÀÙ in the consciousness of the world may wonder what prominent space agencies are working […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image-of-BOEING_CST-100-at_ISS-115x115.jpg "CST-100: Boeing’s New Spacecraft")
CST-100: Boeing’s New Spacecraft
Posted on June 9, 2015 | 8 CommentsSome of us who have vivid memories of famous spacecraft and rockets that òÀØhad their dayòÀÙ in the consciousness of the world may wonder what prominent space agencies are working […] -
![Our Solar System is vast. We on Earth cruise around the Sun in an orbit with a radius of about 150 million km (93 million miles), but the most distant […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image-of-NewHorizons_at_Jupiter-115x115.jpg "How Did New Horizons Get to Pluto so Quickly?")
How Did New Horizons Get to Pluto so Quickly?
Posted on June 5, 2015 | 11 CommentsOur Solar System is vast. We on Earth cruise around the Sun in an orbit with a radius of about 150 million km (93 million miles), but the most distant […] -
![One year or 365.25 days, the length of time it takes the Earth to complete one orbital path around the Sun and the length of time American astronaut Scott Kelly […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Image-of-one-year-crew-115x115.jpg "The One Year Crew")
The One Year Crew
Posted on March 25, 2015 | No CommentsOne year or 365.25 days, the length of time it takes the Earth to complete one orbital path around the Sun and the length of time American astronaut Scott Kelly […] -
![When Chris Hadfield revealed the heavens to people across the world by making us feel like we were there with him with his beautiful images and excellent videos he really […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-of-reid-wiseman-115x115.jpg "To Space and Back with Reid Wiseman")
To Space and Back with Reid Wiseman
Posted on January 7, 2015 | No CommentsWhen Chris Hadfield revealed the heavens to people across the world by making us feel like we were there with him with his beautiful images and excellent videos he really […]