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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![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 […] -
![Has lurid fiction like the movie Iron Sky any basis in fact? ˆàEveryone knows that WW2 Germany developed rockets far in advance of the Allies, but some argue that in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Image-of-Silverbird-in-flight-115x115.jpg "Nazis in Space: The Truth about Hitler’s Space Program")
Nazis in Space: The Truth about Hitler’s Space Program
Posted on June 23, 2011 | 37 CommentsHas lurid fiction like the movie Iron Sky any basis in fact? ˆàEveryone knows that WW2 Germany developed rockets far in advance of the Allies, but some argue that in […] -
![Unlike previous voyages of exploration, humanityòÀÙs first steps on the Moon did not inspire great works of art and literature. In fact Project Apollo has rarely even intruded in to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image-of-apollo_11_flag-raising-115x115.jpg "Apollo in Hollywood: 8 Moonlanding Movies")
Apollo in Hollywood: 8 Moonlanding Movies
Posted on June 9, 2011 | 5 CommentsUnlike previous voyages of exploration, humanityòÀÙs first steps on the Moon did not inspire great works of art and literature. In fact Project Apollo has rarely even intruded in to […] -
![Comet Elenin is coming!WeòÀÙre doomed!That is if you believe everything you see on the internet.Comet EleninòÀÙs approach has been all but ignored by the mainstream media, and into this vacuum […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image-of-Hartley2-comet-nucleus-115x115.jpg "10 Facts You Need to Know About Comet Elenin")
10 Facts You Need to Know About Comet Elenin
Posted on May 31, 2011 | 324 CommentsComet Elenin is coming!WeòÀÙre doomed!That is if you believe everything you see on the internet.Comet EleninòÀÙs approach has been all but ignored by the mainstream media, and into this vacuum […] -
![NASA’s Space Shuttles have become a familar sight in their thirty years of service, but there have been other shuttle designs which never left the ground.Some were ingenious alternative concepts […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Image-of-C-1057-concept-115x115.jpg "10 Space Shuttles which never flew")
10 Space Shuttles which never flew
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 22 CommentsNASA’s Space Shuttles have become a familar sight in their thirty years of service, but there have been other shuttle designs which never left the ground.Some were ingenious alternative concepts […] -
![Green Lantern has for decades guarded Earth and beyond from evil in the pages of comic books but the cosmic superhero is about to face his greatest challenge: can he […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image-of-pulsar-115x115.jpg "The Science of Green Lantern")
The Science of Green Lantern
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 9 CommentsGreen Lantern has for decades guarded Earth and beyond from evil in the pages of comic books but the cosmic superhero is about to face his greatest challenge: can he […] -
![There are cosmic threats to life on Earth.Hiding in the depths of space are things lethal beyond imagining.One day the End will be nigh for real.A forthcoming conference, part of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Image-of-Cosmic-Threats-115x115.jpg "3 reasons why astronomy should give you nightmares")
3 reasons why astronomy should give you nightmares
Posted on March 28, 2011 | 4 CommentsThere are cosmic threats to life on Earth.Hiding in the depths of space are things lethal beyond imagining.One day the End will be nigh for real.A forthcoming conference, part of […] -
![òÀÜI was looking into the sky and IòÀÙve seen something strange òÀæwhat was it?òÀÝ Around the world observatories, planetariums and science museums, regularly encounter questions like this. Most often these […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Image-of-Orion-CEV-heatshield-115x115.jpg "Revealed: 5 secret solutions to the UFO mystery")
Revealed: 5 secret solutions to the UFO mystery
Posted on March 23, 2011 | 16 CommentsòÀÜI was looking into the sky and IòÀÙve seen something strange òÀæwhat was it?òÀÝ Around the world observatories, planetariums and science museums, regularly encounter questions like this. Most often these […] -
![One day vast solar sails pushed along by rays of sunlight may carry payloads between the planets. Tracy McConnell explains how this romantic vision is slowly becoming a fact. The […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/image-of-echo-satellite-115x115.jpg "Clipperships of the Cosmos: Solar Sails Move from Theory to Fact")
Clipperships of the Cosmos: Solar Sails Move from Theory to Fact
Posted on March 14, 2011 | 1 CommentOne day vast solar sails pushed along by rays of sunlight may carry payloads between the planets. Tracy McConnell explains how this romantic vision is slowly becoming a fact. The […] -
![Apollo 18 is a SF/Horror movie presented as newly-found film footage taken by the fictional crew of a lost 1970s lunar landing mission.ˆà The Apollo 18 film uses real NASA […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/image-of-Gene-Cernan-with-earth-115x115.jpg "Apollo 18: the truth about the lost Moon missions")
Apollo 18: the truth about the lost Moon missions
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 170 CommentsApollo 18 is a SF/Horror movie presented as newly-found film footage taken by the fictional crew of a lost 1970s lunar landing mission.ˆà The Apollo 18 film uses real NASA […]