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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![October marks the peak of Autumn, leaves are falling from the trees, the evenings are darkening and Halloween and Christmas are just around the corner. With dusk falling earlier in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-Jupiter-and-moons-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the October Sky")
Wonders of the October Sky
Posted on October 10, 2011 | 1 CommentOctober marks the peak of Autumn, leaves are falling from the trees, the evenings are darkening and Halloween and Christmas are just around the corner. With dusk falling earlier in […] -
![The debris from a vast cosmic explosion, the Crab Nebula in Taurus is a well-known spectacle. But what is it and how was it formed? On 4 July 1054 […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-Crab_Nebula-115x115.jpg "The Mysterious Heart of the Crab")
The Mysterious Heart of the Crab
Posted on October 7, 2011 | 1 CommentThe debris from a vast cosmic explosion, the Crab Nebula in Taurus is a well-known spectacle. But what is it and how was it formed? On 4 July 1054 […] -
![Back in December 2009, with great fanfare, space tourism company Virgin Galactic unveiled the vehicles their fare-paying passengers will ride in as they ascend into space. Built by the Spaceship […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-x15-crash-115x115.jpg "Space Tourism: the Frightening Truth")
Space Tourism: the Frightening Truth
Posted on October 6, 2011 | 30 CommentsBack in December 2009, with great fanfare, space tourism company Virgin Galactic unveiled the vehicles their fare-paying passengers will ride in as they ascend into space. Built by the Spaceship […] -
![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 […] -
![Dwarf planet Haumea is one of the most bizarre small bodies of the outer Solar System. It has an oddly recent surface. Even just who discovered it is controversial. It […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-Haumea-115x115.jpg "Haumea: Rugby Ball Planet")
Haumea: Rugby Ball Planet
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsDwarf planet Haumea is one of the most bizarre small bodies of the outer Solar System. It has an oddly recent surface. Even just who discovered it is controversial. It […] -
![This monthòÀÙs image is a NASA diagram of the classic 1960s Gemini spacecraft.ˆà Ten of these craft carried twenty astronauts into orbit between March 1965 and November 1966, filling the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-gemini-spacecraft-115x115.jpg "Gemini: Image of the Month")
Gemini: Image of the Month
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 11 CommentsThis monthòÀÙs image is a NASA diagram of the classic 1960s Gemini spacecraft.ˆà Ten of these craft carried twenty astronauts into orbit between March 1965 and November 1966, filling the […] -
![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 belief that mankind is unique in our universe has not been proven otherwise. So what if one day we discover we as humans are not one of a kind, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-AnotherEarth-115x115.jpg "Another Earth?")
Another Earth?
Posted on September 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe belief that mankind is unique in our universe has not been proven otherwise. So what if one day we discover we as humans are not one of a kind, […]