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![ItòÀÙs the end of the world as we know it….or maybe not. Predictions of the end of the world have often been made throughout history.ˆà However, few have captured the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Image-of-v383-mon-115x115.jpg "2012: It’s not the End of the World!")
![In the upcoming weeks you will be hearing in the news the words òÀÜDragon SpacecraftòÀÝ, so Sinead McNicholl has the full story on what exactly this new vehicle is and […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-of-dragonlab-in-orbit-115x115.jpg "2012: Year of the Dragon?")
![Three years later after the first men walked on the Moon, the Apollo 16 mission, launched 16 April 1972 ,ˆà landed men on the moon successfully for the fifth time […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-of-family-photo-on-moon-115x115.jpg "Apollo 16: 40 Years On")
![The month of April is fantastic month for stargazing and for astronomy in general with numerous dates to mark in your calendar. ˆàFrom Earth Day celebrated on 22 April, in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-of-Saturn-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the April Night Sky")
![In December 2014, a Delta IV Heavy rocket will thunder skywards from Florida, launching NASA’s first Orion spacecraft to an altitude that has not been achieved by a human spacecraft […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-ORION-MPCV-115x115.jpg "Orion Shall Rise!")
![How big is the largest known star? Compared to planets, stars will always be the overall group winners in terms of superior size. When you look at the night sky […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-star-types-115x115.jpg "The Largest Stars in the Universe")
![Discover Science and Engineering is calling for all national primary schools to register for the Discover Primary Science and Maths, Award Of Science & Maths Excellences. The Discover Primary […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-Discover-Primary-Science-115x115.jpg "Call for Irish Primary Schools to Embrace Science and Maths")
![Once upon a time rockets were exciting symbols of a glorious and exciting future when everyone would get their chance to have a holiday on the Moon. ˆàWell the future […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-US-rockets-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: Rockets Then and Now")
![At the beginning of March look west just after sunset to see three of the òÀØwandering starsòÀÙ.ˆà Mercury will be close to the horizon, with Venus and Jupiter shining brightly […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-Jupiter-Venus-Mercury-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the March Night Sky")
![We are looking far from home in this pretty image of an open cluster of young stars, sparkling like jewels. They and their associated gas cloud are known as NGC […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-of-NGC-346-115x115.jpg "Young Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud")
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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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