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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![Newly discovered small Solar System body V774104 may seem just another tiny, cold and remote world beyond Neptune but this is an important finding as its mere existence suggests that […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-eris-115x115.jpg "V774104: Could a Dark World Put a New Light on Solar System History?")
V774104: Could a Dark World Put a New Light on Solar System History?
Posted on November 12, 2015 | 8 CommentsNewly discovered small Solar System body V774104 may seem just another tiny, cold and remote world beyond Neptune but this is an important finding as its mere existence suggests that […] -
![New HorizonòÀÙs arrival at Pluto this year, after a nine year-long traverse through the Solar System has revealed many new things about this little icy planet. Pluto used to be […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image-of-curiosity-on-mars-115x115.jpg "The Many Faces of the Solar System")
The Many Faces of the Solar System
Posted on October 20, 2015 | No CommentsNew HorizonòÀÙs arrival at Pluto this year, after a nine year-long traverse through the Solar System has revealed many new things about this little icy planet. Pluto used to be […] -
![It is widely accepted that our Solar System was created about 4.6 billion years ago based on dating of meteorites. Scientists believe the Solar System formed when a cloud of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image-of-protoplanetary-disc-115x115.jpg "The Grand Tack")
The Grand Tack
Posted on September 11, 2015 | 2 CommentsIt is widely accepted that our Solar System was created about 4.6 billion years ago based on dating of meteorites. Scientists believe the Solar System formed when a cloud of […] -
![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. […] -
![When Percival Lowell began the search for òÀÜPlanet XòÀÝ little did he know the countless arguments he would cause and effectively how these would lead to a seemingly ever changing […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/new_horizons-115x115.jpg "New Horizons to Pluto")
New Horizons to Pluto
Posted on September 12, 2014 | 1 CommentWhen Percival Lowell began the search for òÀÜPlanet XòÀÝ little did he know the countless arguments he would cause and effectively how these would lead to a seemingly ever changing […] -
![One of the latest members of the Solar System to be discovered, 2012 VP113 is a tiny isolated world in the outer Solar System. ItòÀÙs attracting attention as it could […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Image-of-sedna-landscape-115x115.jpg "VP113 Comes Out of the Darkness")
VP113 Comes Out of the Darkness
Posted on April 2, 2014 | 4 CommentsOne of the latest members of the Solar System to be discovered, 2012 VP113 is a tiny isolated world in the outer Solar System. ItòÀÙs attracting attention as it could […] -
![November 9 is Carl Sagan Day when enthusiasts of astronomy and science remember and celebrate the life and works of Carl Sagan. Why is Sagan honoured in this way? Let […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Image-of-Sagan-and-Viking-115x115.jpg "Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Legacy")
Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Legacy
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 1 CommentNovember 9 is Carl Sagan Day when enthusiasts of astronomy and science remember and celebrate the life and works of Carl Sagan. Why is Sagan honoured in this way? Let […] -
![A rare astronomical event due to occur in the late 1970s inspired the desire to send a spacecraft to the most distant planets in our Solar System and beyond. That […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image-of-voyager-spacecraft-115x115.jpg "Voyager Goes Interstellar")
Voyager Goes Interstellar
Posted on October 28, 2013 | 2 CommentsA rare astronomical event due to occur in the late 1970s inspired the desire to send a spacecraft to the most distant planets in our Solar System and beyond. That […] -
![What does the word òÀÜRingòÀÝ conjure up in your head? Maybe you think wedding ring, boxing ring, Ring Ring, the ABBA song, or perhaps even battered onion ringsòÀæ. Mmmm that […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image-of-Saturn-115x115.jpg "SaturnòÀÙs Amazing Rings")
SaturnòÀÙs Amazing Rings
Posted on June 18, 2013 | 4 CommentsWhat does the word òÀÜRingòÀÝ conjure up in your head? Maybe you think wedding ring, boxing ring, Ring Ring, the ABBA song, or perhaps even battered onion ringsòÀæ. Mmmm that […] -
![ItòÀÙs the end of the world as we know it….or maybe not. Predictions of the end of the world have often been made throughout history.ˆà However, few have captured the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Image-of-v383-mon-115x115.jpg "2012: It’s not the End of the World!")
2012: It’s not the End of the World!
Posted on April 19, 2012 | 4 CommentsItòÀÙs the end of the world as we know it….or maybe not. Predictions of the end of the world have often been made throughout history.ˆà However, few have captured the […]