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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![Here is possibly the only joke in all of astronomy. Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The first one goes up to the bar and asks for two drinks, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/image-of-NGC-1672-115x115.jpg "NGC 1672 and the Only Joke in Astronomy")
NGC 1672 and the Only Joke in Astronomy
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 1 CommentHere is possibly the only joke in all of astronomy. Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The first one goes up to the bar and asks for two drinks, […] -
![Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of an enormous number of galaxies spread throughout a vast Universe, which is expanding.Everyone knows these facts now, but how do we […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/image-of-virgo-galaxies-115x115.jpg "Our Place in the Expanding Universe")
Our Place in the Expanding Universe
Posted on October 20, 2011 | 1 CommentOur galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of an enormous number of galaxies spread throughout a vast Universe, which is expanding.Everyone knows these facts now, but how do we […] -
![A long, long time ago when the first stars and galaxies were forming, the Universe was filled with electrically neutral hydrogen. This thin soup of gas absorbed ultraviolet light and […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-early-galaxies-115x115.jpg "Light from the End of the Dark Ages")
Light from the End of the Dark Ages
Posted on October 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsA long, long time ago when the first stars and galaxies were forming, the Universe was filled with electrically neutral hydrogen. This thin soup of gas absorbed ultraviolet light and […] -
![The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is the worldòÀÙs biggest and most complex astronomical instrument. Located at the European Southern Observatory on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, the array […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-Antennae-Galaxies-115x115.jpg "Antennae Galaxies seen by the ALMA Antennae: Image of the Month")
Antennae Galaxies seen by the ALMA Antennae: Image of the Month
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is the worldòÀÙs biggest and most complex astronomical instrument. Located at the European Southern Observatory on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, the array […] -
![In more than twenty years of hard work, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has made both beautiful images and profound discoveries, sometimes doing both at the same time. What are […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image-of-2009-Hubble-Ultra-Deep-Field-115x115.jpg "As Far as Our Eyes Can See")
As Far as Our Eyes Can See
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 1 CommentIn more than twenty years of hard work, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has made both beautiful images and profound discoveries, sometimes doing both at the same time. What are […] -
![The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy which is supported by fifteen countries. Established in 1962 it operates some of the most technologically advanced telescopes […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/imageof-La-Silla-115x115.jpg "Looking Up from the South: The Amazing European Southern Observatory")
Looking Up from the South: The Amazing European Southern Observatory
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe European Southern Observatory (ESO) is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy which is supported by fifteen countries. Established in 1962 it operates some of the most technologically advanced telescopes […] -
![Neutrinos travel faster than light! The science world is agog at this unexpected announcement from CERNˆà in Switzerland. This result has to be verified, for if true it seems that […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-sn1987a_-115x115.jpg "Are Neutrinos Faster Than Light?")
Are Neutrinos Faster Than Light?
Posted on September 26, 2011 | 12 CommentsNeutrinos travel faster than light! The science world is agog at this unexpected announcement from CERNˆà in Switzerland. This result has to be verified, for if true it seems that […] -
![The astronomy community is excited by the discovery of an exploding star, a supernova, in a galaxy 21 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. We explain this […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-supernova-115x115.jpg "How to see an Exploding Star")
How to see an Exploding Star
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe astronomy community is excited by the discovery of an exploding star, a supernova, in a galaxy 21 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. We explain this […] -
![The nearby galaxy NGC 6744, similar to the Milky Way, has been imaged by the European Southern Observatory. What can we see in this beautiful galactic portrait? Barred spiral galaxy […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Image-of-NGC6744-115x115.jpg "NGC 6744: the Milky Way’s Cosmic Twin?")
NGC 6744: the Milky Way’s Cosmic Twin?
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe nearby galaxy NGC 6744, similar to the Milky Way, has been imaged by the European Southern Observatory. What can we see in this beautiful galactic portrait? Barred spiral galaxy […] -
![Time is among the most mysterious of fundamental quantities. Time was originally defined and quantified through astronomy, and today astronomers are used to glibly talking of vast stretches of time. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image-of-Tarantula-nebula-115x115.jpg "Timespace: The Who, What and When")
Timespace: The Who, What and When
Posted on May 27, 2011 | 1 CommentTime is among the most mysterious of fundamental quantities. Time was originally defined and quantified through astronomy, and today astronomers are used to glibly talking of vast stretches of time. […]