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ESO finds weird doomed planet from another galaxy
Posted on November 19, 2010 | 1 CommentCould HIP 13044 b be the strangest exoplanet yet found? We are getting used to the discoveries of bizarre exoplanets but newly-discovered world HIP 13044 b not only survived the […] -
Hubble Space Telescope sees into the future
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 2 CommentsUsing the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been looking ten thousand years into the future of the vast globular cluster Omega Centauri. Nearly 16 000 light years from Earth, Omega […] -
Battle LA: More dodgy alien invaders
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 7 CommentsAlready Hollywood is planning next year’s marketing offensive on our wallets. One planned blockbuster for summer 2011 is Battle:LA in which extraterrestrial invaders spread alarm and dismay in southern California. […] -
Spacebrains: test your space and astronomy knowledge!
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsSpacebrains is our new and incredibly addictive astronomy quiz app for iPads/Pods/Phones. What is more, it’s completely free from the iTunes Store! ItòÀÙs strange how you wait years for an […] -
The Leonid meteors and other highlights of the November night sky
Posted on November 12, 2010 | 1 CommentThe darker evenings of November offer some thrilling sights to stargazers including the Leonid meteor shower. Martina Redpath has the details onˆà what you can see in the November skies. […] -
Hartley 2: What has the Deep Impact flyby shown us?
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsNASA’s Deep Impact probe flew past comet Hartley 2 and revealed a odd-looking peanut-shaped nucleus. What are the first impressions from these exciting images? Only about a mile (1.6 km) […] -
Pocket Sky App: Armagh Planetarium made portable!
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 13 CommentsArmagh Planetarium has launched òÀØPocket SkyòÀÙ, a new app for iPhone, iPad and iPodTouch available for free from the iTunes store.ˆà This app is a result of collaboration between Dr. […] -
HP Lovecraft: The man who saw horror in the cosmos
Posted on October 29, 2010 | 7 CommentsAs it’s Halloween, we examine the life and works of HP Lovecraft, author of horror classics including The Call of Cthulhu and The Shadow over Innsmouth. How did his lifelong […]