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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Space Flight Archive
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![If you have a spare nine minutes, grab a coffee and chocolate biscuit and sit back and enjoy the amazing video chronicling Friends School Lisburn’s entry into the space race! […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Image-of-Lisburn-Astronaut-115x115.png "Lisburn School’s Amazing Space Mission")
Lisburn School’s Amazing Space Mission
Posted on December 18, 2013 | No CommentsIf you have a spare nine minutes, grab a coffee and chocolate biscuit and sit back and enjoy the amazing video chronicling Friends School Lisburn’s entry into the space race! […] -
![When most people take their vacation for the year they tend to do their best to completely take their mind of their work and as I boarded the long flight […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Image-of-Atlantis-115x115.jpg "Visiting Kennedy Space Center")
Visiting Kennedy Space Center
Posted on December 18, 2013 | No CommentsWhen most people take their vacation for the year they tend to do their best to completely take their mind of their work and as I boarded the long flight […] -
![On 25 December 2003 space exploration fans expected an extra Christmas gift. Beagle 2, a robotic spacecraft was to descend on the dusty plains of Mars. Once settled there, the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image-of-_Mars1-115x115.jpg "What Ever Happened to Beagle 2?")
What Ever Happened to Beagle 2?
Posted on December 13, 2013 | 5 CommentsOn 25 December 2003 space exploration fans expected an extra Christmas gift. Beagle 2, a robotic spacecraft was to descend on the dusty plains of Mars. Once settled there, the […] -
![There are thought be thousands of satellites in working order in orbit around the Earth. If the count was to include all Earth satellites including broken parts and discarded pieces, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image-of-misty_in-orbit-115x115.jpg "The Real Mystery Satellites")
The Real Mystery Satellites
Posted on December 10, 2013 | 1 CommentThere are thought be thousands of satellites in working order in orbit around the Earth. If the count was to include all Earth satellites including broken parts and discarded pieces, […] -
![Our attempts to reach out into space and learn as much as we can about our Universe and also learn much more about the workings of our beautiful Blue Planet […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Image-of-trackable-orbital-debris-around-the-earth-115x115.jpg "Cleaning Up the Final Frontier")
Cleaning Up the Final Frontier
Posted on November 29, 2013 | 2 CommentsOur attempts to reach out into space and learn as much as we can about our Universe and also learn much more about the workings of our beautiful Blue Planet […] -
![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 […] -
![Students in Northern Ireland hoping for careers in the exciting and increasingly important space sector now can pursue a course targeting their needs. The Council for the Curriculum Examinations & […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Image-of-starforming-region-115x115.jpg "Northern Ireland’s New Space Science Technology Course")
Northern Ireland’s New Space Science Technology Course
Posted on October 24, 2013 | 1 CommentStudents in Northern Ireland hoping for careers in the exciting and increasingly important space sector now can pursue a course targeting their needs. The Council for the Curriculum Examinations & […] -
![New research and findings are coming to light suggesting that that we Earthlings might just all really be descended from Martians instead ofˆà that fell down to Earth on a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image-of-Mars-115x115.jpg "Living on the Red Planet")
Living on the Red Planet
Posted on October 11, 2013 | 3 CommentsNew research and findings are coming to light suggesting that that we Earthlings might just all really be descended from Martians instead ofˆà that fell down to Earth on a […] -
![With the anniversary of the passing of one of the most iconic figures in mankindòÀÙs space exploration program, it affords us an excuse to re-examine the short but history-making space […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-LM-columbia-115x115.jpg "8 Myths About Neil ArmstrongòÀÙs Flight to the Moon")
8 Myths About Neil ArmstrongòÀÙs Flight to the Moon
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 123 CommentsWith the anniversary of the passing of one of the most iconic figures in mankindòÀÙs space exploration program, it affords us an excuse to re-examine the short but history-making space […] -
![It is probably every rookie astronautòÀÙs nightmare, and probably even a veteran astronautòÀÙs nightmare…scratch that itòÀÙs probably every single astronaut’s biggest fear that their spacecraft is destroyed whilst out on […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image-of-Orbital-Space-Debris-115x115.jpg "The Dangers of Space Travel")
The Dangers of Space Travel
Posted on June 8, 2013 | 11 CommentsIt is probably every rookie astronautòÀÙs nightmare, and probably even a veteran astronautòÀÙs nightmare…scratch that itòÀÙs probably every single astronaut’s biggest fear that their spacecraft is destroyed whilst out on […]