Planets Archive
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Whatever Happened to Biosphere 2?
Posted on March 26, 2013 | 4 CommentsMany of us may recall captivating images of an enormous glass and steel superstructure making the headlines in the 90òÀÙs, along with the tale of eight human test subjects who […] -
10 Amazing Photos Taken from the International Space Station
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 16 CommentsImagine you had a window looking over our world.ˆà What pictures would you take and what sights would you see?ˆà Thanks to the astronauts onboard the International Space Station we […] -
Percival Lowell: a man with a mission and vision
Posted on January 23, 2013 | 3 CommentsPercival Lowell was born into a wealthy Boston family on 13 March 1855. òÀØNo man is an islandòÀÙ so like all of us he was a product of his times […] -
8 Facts You Need to Know About the 2012 Transit of Venus
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsItòÀÙs the beautiful clear morning of 6 June 2012 here in Armagh and the Sun is rising into a cerulean blue sky.But look closer, and you can see a tiny […] -
Astronomer, Musician, Hero…Deserter?
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 7 CommentsSir Frederick William Herschel is one of the most well-known and highly regarded historical astronomers but many may not know or realise there was more to his genius than his […] -
To the Edge of Space
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 10 CommentsWhere does space begin? LetòÀÙs look up into our planetòÀÙs