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![Tim Peake is clearly a man who likes a challenge and has a keen sense of adventure, for in his spare time the father of two enjoys skiing, cross-country running, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Image-of-Timothy_Peake_survival_training-115x115.jpg "Tim Peake: Astronaut with the Right Stuff")
![WhatòÀÙs that we hear? Sleigh bells? ItòÀÙs the month that hosts the Christmas holidays, itòÀÙs December. WeòÀÙre getting into the heart of winter and the night sky is likely to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-of-Orion-11pm-111215-115x115.png "The December 2015 Night sky")
![A spectacular multi-coloured fireball was witnessed in Ireland and Scotland by dozens of people on the evening of 29 November 2015. This was the fiery descent of a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-of-Fireball29Nov-115x115.jpg "Fireball over Ireland 29 November 2015")
![Is this a new dawn for suborbital travel? The Blue Origin company’s New Shepard rocket test vehicle made a successful flight into space on its second mission from its West […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-New-Shepard-launch-115x115.jpg "New Shepard: Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket")
![With Christmas only around the corner, finding the perfect gift for loved ones may be on the to-do list. So find below a list of gifts available to purchase from […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-trinkets-115x115.jpg "Space and Astronomy Gifts for Christmas 2015")
![Newly discovered small Solar System body V774104 may seem just another tiny, cold and remote world beyond Neptune but this is an important finding as its mere existence suggests that […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-eris-115x115.jpg "V774104: Could a Dark World Put a New Light on Solar System History?")
![While suspicion, fear, and fantasy, at times were closely associated with the Cold War period in terms of how the USA and the USSR viewed one anotheròÀÙs respective actions, it […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-Polyus_featured-115x115.png "Polyus: the Real Death Star?")
![The nights are getting very dark and there is a definite chill in the air. Hello November, and hello to some brilliant stargazing opportunities. The Earth’s tilt means that now […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-m45-115x115.jpg "The November 2015 Night Sky")
![New HorizonòÀÙs arrival at Pluto this year, after a nine year-long traverse through the Solar System has revealed many new things about this little icy planet. Pluto used to be […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image-of-curiosity-on-mars-115x115.jpg "The Many Faces of the Solar System")
![When I heard about this book I immediately wanted to read it, being a space enthusiast and very interested in the journey to Mars, I had to know how one […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image-of-mount-sharp-foothills-115x115.jpg "Book Review: The Martian")
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