Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs 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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![On a dark September night in 1961, Barney and Betty Hill had a frightening experience in the mountains of New Hampshire. Later they came to believe that they had been […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Image-of-sky-during-Hill-case-115x115.jpg "The Truth about Betty Hill’s UFO Star Map")
The Truth about Betty Hill’s UFO Star Map
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 85 CommentsOn a dark September night in 1961, Barney and Betty Hill had a frightening experience in the mountains of New Hampshire. Later they came to believe that they had been […] -
![“Is there life on Mars?” More than fifty years into the Space Age and there still is no definitive answer. Completing our series of posts on this mystery, we look […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Image-of-Happy-Mars-Astronaut-115x115.jpg "The Truth about Life on Mars (Part 3)")
The Truth about Life on Mars (Part 3)
Posted on August 11, 2011 | 1 Comment“Is there life on Mars?” More than fifty years into the Space Age and there still is no definitive answer. Completing our series of posts on this mystery, we look […] -
![“The Day the Earth Stood Still”, “Contact”, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and many other movies have depicted the first contact between humans and aliens. Do scientists really listen for messages […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Image-of-Wow_signal-115x115.jpg "What if we picked up a signal from outer space?")
What if we picked up a signal from outer space?
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 4 Comments“The Day the Earth Stood Still”, “Contact”, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and many other movies have depicted the first contact between humans and aliens. Do scientists really listen for messages […] -
![Scientists had seriously considered the possibility of plant or even animal life on the surface of Mars for more than a century. However negative results from NASAтАЩs Viking spacecraft in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Image-of-Mars-Viking-Panorama-115x108.jpg "The Truth about Life on Mars (part 2)")
The Truth about Life on Mars (part 2)
Posted on March 18, 2011 | 3 CommentsScientists had seriously considered the possibility of plant or even animal life on the surface of Mars for more than a century. However negative results from NASAтАЩs Viking spacecraft in […] -
![As 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 […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Image-of-plutos-surface-115x115.jpg "HP Lovecraft: The man who saw horror in the cosmos")
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 […] -
![Searching for life elsewhere in the Universe is a fascinating endeavour. It is is not a recent idea either. Astronomers in the 1800s used telescopes to search for signs of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/arecibo-message-115x115.jpg "What would you say to an alien?")
What would you say to an alien?
Posted on September 27, 2010 | 1 CommentSearching for life elsewhere in the Universe is a fascinating endeavour. It is is not a recent idea either. Astronomers in the 1800s used telescopes to search for signs of […] -
![Fifty years of SETI with radio telescopes has so far proved negative. We have found no messages of peace and goodwill, no galactic internet, no extraterrestrial propaganda or advertising. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hubble-ultra-deep-field-115x115.jpg "50 Years of SETI: where are the aliens?")
50 Years of SETI: where are the aliens?
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 7 CommentsFifty years of SETI with radio telescopes has so far proved negative. We have found no messages of peace and goodwill, no galactic internet, no extraterrestrial propaganda or advertising. […]