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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![Sub-orbital space tourism took a step forward on Monday 22 March 2010 when Virgin Galactic’s first spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, took to the air for the first time. The amazing craft […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Image-of-vss-enterprise-takeoff-115x115.jpg "Virgin Galactic boldly goes where no tourists have gone before")
Virgin Galactic boldly goes where no tourists have gone before
Posted on September 24, 2010 | No CommentsSub-orbital space tourism took a step forward on Monday 22 March 2010 when Virgin Galactic’s first spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, took to the air for the first time. The amazing craft […] -
![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. […] -
![We all know how the Sun, our Earth and the rest of the Solar System condensed out of a vast protoplanetary disc some 4.5 billion years ago. There were some […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Image-of-Venus-115x115.jpg "Moses, Joshua and the wandering planet")
Moses, Joshua and the wandering planet
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 1 CommentWe all know how the Sun, our Earth and the rest of the Solar System condensed out of a vast protoplanetary disc some 4.5 billion years ago. There were some […] -
![Venus was once thought to be a lush, life-bearing planet, but modern research has revealed an utterly lethal world. What perils await explorers of “Earth’s evil twin”? Is there […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/esa-venus-115x115.jpg "How Venus will kill you in less than 10 seconds")
How Venus will kill you in less than 10 seconds
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 8 CommentsVenus was once thought to be a lush, life-bearing planet, but modern research has revealed an utterly lethal world. What perils await explorers of “Earth’s evil twin”? Is there […] -
![At first glance Gliese 710 is not a very distinguished star. A K7 class orange dwarf a bit more than half as massive as the Sun, it currently lies about […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/When_Worlds_Collide_Book_Cover-115x115.jpg "Will a rogue star cause chaos in the Solar System?")
Will a rogue star cause chaos in the Solar System?
Posted on September 22, 2010 | No CommentsAt first glance Gliese 710 is not a very distinguished star. A K7 class orange dwarf a bit more than half as massive as the Sun, it currently lies about […] -
![Around this time of year, go outside after 9pm on a clear night and look at the sky. Even if it is not quite dark a bright star will be […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Summer_Triangle-115x115.jpg "Altair, Deneb and Vega: three easy to spot stars")
Altair, Deneb and Vega: three easy to spot stars
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsAround this time of year, go outside after 9pm on a clear night and look at the sky. Even if it is not quite dark a bright star will be […] -
![The Blue Streak rocket was an advanced British missile of the 1950s which nearly became a space rocket before ending up a casualty of government apathy. Let’s look at Blue […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/blustrk1-115x115.jpg "Blue Streak: the UK’s Cold War rocket")
Blue Streak: the UK’s Cold War rocket
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Blue Streak rocket was an advanced British missile of the 1950s which nearly became a space rocket before ending up a casualty of government apathy. Let’s look at Blue […] -
![Astronomers in search of really, really big stars look to the Tarantula Nebula. Also known as 30 Doradus (or even NGC 2070), this is a very active star-forming region in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ophan-star-in-30-Doradus-115x115.jpg "Hubble images orphan star")
Hubble images orphan star
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 4 CommentsAstronomers in search of really, really big stars look to the Tarantula Nebula. Also known as 30 Doradus (or even NGC 2070), this is a very active star-forming region in […] -
![The Truth is out there? Conspiracy theories and pseudoscientific ideas abound. If there is life on other planets or the Universe popped into existence only a few thousand years ago […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/geocentric-115x115.jpg "Not even wrong")
Not even wrong
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Truth is out there? Conspiracy theories and pseudoscientific ideas abound. If there is life on other planets or the Universe popped into existence only a few thousand years ago […] -
![About 490 light years from our planet in the constellation of Monoceros lies a G type star designated COROT-7. A little smaller and dimmer than our Sun, this star is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Corot-7b-115x115.jpg "COROT-7b: Exoplanet with a sky made of stone")
COROT-7b: Exoplanet with a sky made of stone
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 1 CommentAbout 490 light years from our planet in the constellation of Monoceros lies a G type star designated COROT-7. A little smaller and dimmer than our Sun, this star is […]