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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![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, […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![In November 2014, the European Space AgencyòÀÙs washing-machine-sized investigation and analysis lander lab Philae, did something that no other automated probe had ever done before, it successfully landed on a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Image-of_Rosetta_PhilaeDispatched-115x115.jpg "10 Lessons From ESA’s Comet Mission")
10 Lessons From ESA’s Comet Mission
Posted on April 10, 2015 | No CommentsIn November 2014, the European Space AgencyòÀÙs washing-machine-sized investigation and analysis lander lab Philae, did something that no other automated probe had ever done before, it successfully landed on a […] -
![With a òÀØspace-exploration CVòÀÙ big enough to eclipse the achievements of most of the other space probes in its class, the Cassini-Huygens orbiter has revealed much from one of our […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/NASA_JPL_SScI_TitanDarkside-115x115.jpg "Titan: Cassini Orbiter Continues to Unravel its Secrets")
Titan: Cassini Orbiter Continues to Unravel its Secrets
Posted on March 26, 2015 | No CommentsWith a òÀØspace-exploration CVòÀÙ big enough to eclipse the achievements of most of the other space probes in its class, the Cassini-Huygens orbiter has revealed much from one of our […] -
![Although not quite the òÀÙ12 days of ChristmasòÀÙ gift inventoryòÀÙ, the following checklist should give us a quick peak at some significant events connected with space that we can look […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-of-esa-IXV-115x115.jpg "2015’s Space Odysseys")
2015’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 22, 2015 | No CommentsAlthough not quite the òÀÙ12 days of ChristmasòÀÙ gift inventoryòÀÙ, the following checklist should give us a quick peak at some significant events connected with space that we can look […] -
![In 2014 Armagh PlanetariumòÀÙs website (including Astronotes) received well over 1 million page views from all over the world. What were all these people coming to see? Here are the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/featured-image-of-Jack-Schmidt-apollo_17-115x115.jpg "10 Most Popular Astronotes Stories of 2014")
10 Most Popular Astronotes Stories of 2014
Posted on January 8, 2015 | 5 CommentsIn 2014 Armagh PlanetariumòÀÙs website (including Astronotes) received well over 1 million page views from all over the world. What were all these people coming to see? Here are the […] -
![If at one time or another any have considered NASAòÀÙs human space exploration program to have been rather uneventful, unambitious, or even stagnant since the days of the Apollo Moon […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image-of-NASA_Orion2-115x115.jpg "Orion’s Test Flight: A New Day Dawns for NASA")
Orion’s Test Flight: A New Day Dawns for NASA
Posted on December 23, 2014 | No CommentsIf at one time or another any have considered NASAòÀÙs human space exploration program to have been rather uneventful, unambitious, or even stagnant since the days of the Apollo Moon […] -
![In many walks of life a single concerted effort to achieve the impossible will usually encounter opposition on all sides, however it appears that this reality is little diminished when […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Image-of-_JWST-115x115.jpg "JWST: Profile of a Master Telescope")
JWST: Profile of a Master Telescope
Posted on July 25, 2014 | No CommentsIn many walks of life a single concerted effort to achieve the impossible will usually encounter opposition on all sides, however it appears that this reality is little diminished when […] -
![While HSTòÀÙs successor is named after the architect of the revolutionary Apollo Moon missions, an obvious tribute to the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationòÀÙs second administrator, James E. Webb, the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image-of-NASA_JWST-115x115.jpg "JWST: A Giant Cyclops to Reveal the Depths of Space")
JWST: A Giant Cyclops to Reveal the Depths of Space
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 3 CommentsWhile HSTòÀÙs successor is named after the architect of the revolutionary Apollo Moon missions, an obvious tribute to the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationòÀÙs second administrator, James E. Webb, the […]