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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![Once exoplanets, worlds orbiting other stars, were the stuff of science fiction but now we know of literally hundreds of real alien planets circling other stars. Astronomers can infer and […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-OGLE-2005-BLG-390L-b-115x115.jpg "Eight Record-breaking Exoplanets")
Eight Record-breaking Exoplanets
Posted on July 20, 2011 | 5 CommentsOnce exoplanets, worlds orbiting other stars, were the stuff of science fiction but now we know of literally hundreds of real alien planets circling other stars. Astronomers can infer and […] -
![Neptune, furthest planet from the Sun is celebrating its first birthday. It has been known €аto humans for only a single Neptunian year. Neptune, which is not visible with the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Triton-and-Neptune-115x115.jpg "Happy Birthday Neptune!")
Happy Birthday Neptune!
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsNeptune, furthest planet from the Sun is celebrating its first birthday. It has been known €аto humans for only a single Neptunian year. Neptune, which is not visible with the […] -
![Space technology is transforming archeology. Use of satellite imagery is revealing details of the past previously inaccessible to scholars of ancient times. Studying the ancient civilizations of the past is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Image-of-egypt-by-satellite-115x115.jpg "How space is revolutionising archeology")
How space is revolutionising archeology
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsSpace technology is transforming archeology. Use of satellite imagery is revealing details of the past previously inaccessible to scholars of ancient times. Studying the ancient civilizations of the past is […] -
![Time is among the most mysterious of fundamental quantities. Time was originally defined and quantified through astronomy, and today astronomers are used to glibly talking of vast stretches of time. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image-of-Tarantula-nebula-115x115.jpg "Timespace: The Who, What and When")
Timespace: The Who, What and When
Posted on May 27, 2011 | 1 CommentTime is among the most mysterious of fundamental quantities. Time was originally defined and quantified through astronomy, and today astronomers are used to glibly talking of vast stretches of time. […] -
![Yuri Gagarin made history fifty years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, the USSR succeeded in putting him in space. Aspects of his mission were kept secret at […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Image-of-Vostok-1_mission_patch-115x115.jpg "Vostok 1: Secrets of the first spaceflight")
Vostok 1: Secrets of the first spaceflight
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 12 CommentsYuri Gagarin made history fifty years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, the USSR succeeded in putting him in space. Aspects of his mission were kept secret at […] -
![“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 […] -
![In 2003 astronomers discovered Eris, an object seemingly bigger than Pluto, in the frigid Trans-Neptunian wastes of the Solar System. Rather than becoming the Tenth Planet, Eris led directly to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Image-of-Eris-115x115.jpg "Pluto and Eris: when is a planet not a planet?")
Pluto and Eris: when is a planet not a planet?
Posted on February 15, 2011 | 12 CommentsIn 2003 astronomers discovered Eris, an object seemingly bigger than Pluto, in the frigid Trans-Neptunian wastes of the Solar System. Rather than becoming the Tenth Planet, Eris led directly to […] -
![The long and dark nights of December feature some spectacular and easy to spot treats for the stargazer. In our regular guide to the night sky, Martina Redpath tells us […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-Orion_Nebula-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the December Sky")
Wonders of the December Sky
Posted on December 14, 2010 | 1 CommentThe long and dark nights of December feature some spectacular and easy to spot treats for the stargazer. In our regular guide to the night sky, Martina Redpath tells us […] -
![The darker evenings of November offer some thrilling sights to stargazers including the Leonid meteor shower. Martina Redpath has the details on€а what you can see in the November skies. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image-of-Leonids-1833-115x115.jpg "The Leonid meteors and other highlights of the November night sky")
The Leonid meteors and other highlights of the November night sky
Posted on November 12, 2010 | 1 CommentThe darker evenings of November offer some thrilling sights to stargazers including the Leonid meteor shower. Martina Redpath has the details on€а what you can see in the November skies. […]