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 […] -
![Have you ever stopped and really thought about the possibility of finding life in the universe or maybe that extra-terrestrial life finding us! And then, when they find us, what […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image-of-orbiting_railgun-115x115.jpg "Space Guns!")
Space Guns!
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 1 CommentHave you ever stopped and really thought about the possibility of finding life in the universe or maybe that extra-terrestrial life finding us! And then, when they find us, what […] -
![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 […] -
![A research group called the Eagleworks at NASAòÀÙs Johnson Space Center in Texas is tasked with investigating novel space propulsion techniques. These include both warp drive concepts to enable faster […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image-of-moon-from-Apollo-12-115x115.jpg "NASA’s Space Drive Experiments: The Plot Thickens")
NASA’s Space Drive Experiments: The Plot Thickens
Posted on May 11, 2015 | 3 CommentsA research group called the Eagleworks at NASAòÀÙs Johnson Space Center in Texas is tasked with investigating novel space propulsion techniques. These include both warp drive concepts to enable faster […] -
![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 […] -
![The ancient Chinese thought they were stars inside a solar orb. The Aztecs thought their Sun god had pockmarks on his face. A Renaissance astronomer thought they were undiscovered planets. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image-of-Sunspots_1302_Sep_2011_by_NASA-115x115.jpg "All you need to know about Sunspots")
All you need to know about Sunspots
Posted on September 26, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe ancient Chinese thought they were stars inside a solar orb. The Aztecs thought their Sun god had pockmarks on his face. A Renaissance astronomer thought they were undiscovered planets. […] -
![June 2014 saw excited reports that NASA was working on a faster than light warp drive starship. Astonishingly, weeks later we are being told that NASA has also successfully tested […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image-of-icy_surface_of_enceladus-115x115.jpg "No, NASA has not verified an impossible space drive!")
No, NASA has not verified an impossible space drive!
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 133 CommentsJune 2014 saw excited reports that NASA was working on a faster than light warp drive starship. Astonishingly, weeks later we are being told that NASA has also successfully tested […] -
![There has been a lot of excitement over reports that NASA is developing a faster than light starship propelled by a warp drive capable of making journeys to nearby stars […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image-of-NGC-3572-115x115.jpg "No, NASA is not building a warp drive starship!")
No, NASA is not building a warp drive starship!
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 42 CommentsThere has been a lot of excitement over reports that NASA is developing a faster than light starship propelled by a warp drive capable of making journeys to nearby stars […] -
![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 […] -
![Is it possible that ancient cultures 7000 years ago knew how to create flying machines to traverse the sky and beyond using a technology that NASA engineers are still trying […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image-of-ion_head-115x115.jpg "Was NASA Technology Predicted in Ancient Indian Writings?")
Was NASA Technology Predicted in Ancient Indian Writings?
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 114 CommentsIs it possible that ancient cultures 7000 years ago knew how to create flying machines to traverse the sky and beyond using a technology that NASA engineers are still trying […]