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 20 February 1962, John Glenn (b1921) became the fifth human to enter space. For his spaceflight Glenn, a US Marine Corps aviator was strapped into a tiny Mercury capsule […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/image-of-friendship7-launch-115x115.jpg "John Glenn’s First Spaceflight")
John Glenn’s First Spaceflight
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsOn 20 February 1962, John Glenn (b1921) became the fifth human to enter space. For his spaceflight Glenn, a US Marine Corps aviator was strapped into a tiny Mercury capsule […] -
![Fewer than 600 people have ever seen our world from space and only a couple of dozen have travelled far enough away to seen the Earth as a planet against […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-Tracy-Caldwell-Dyson-115x115.jpg "Hello Earth!")
Hello Earth!
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsFewer than 600 people have ever seen our world from space and only a couple of dozen have travelled far enough away to seen the Earth as a planet against […] -
![Venus has always been regarded as Earth’s Sister Planet. After all, it can be the closest planet to us and it is nearly the same size as Earth. But how […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-venus-south-115x115.jpg "Venus: Earth’s Sister Planet")
Venus: Earth’s Sister Planet
Posted on January 17, 2012 | 4 CommentsVenus has always been regarded as Earth’s Sister Planet. After all, it can be the closest planet to us and it is nearly the same size as Earth. But how […] -
![What exciting space events has 2012 in store for us? What important space anniversaries are coming up this year? Welcome to our annual guide to what the Universe has waiting […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-Dragon-at-ISS-115x115.jpg "2012’s Space Odysseys")
2012’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 3 CommentsWhat exciting space events has 2012 in store for us? What important space anniversaries are coming up this year? Welcome to our annual guide to what the Universe has waiting […] -
![Before Yuri Gagarin made the historic first orbit around the Earth in 1961, animals had already visited the unknown. They were used to collect medical data and to test the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/image-of-laika-115x115.jpg "10 Animal Space Travellers")
10 Animal Space Travellers
Posted on October 14, 2011 | 1 CommentBefore Yuri Gagarin made the historic first orbit around the Earth in 1961, animals had already visited the unknown. They were used to collect medical data and to test the […] -
![This monthòÀÙs image is a NASA diagram of the classic 1960s Gemini spacecraft.ˆà Ten of these craft carried twenty astronauts into orbit between March 1965 and November 1966, filling the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-gemini-spacecraft-115x115.jpg "Gemini: Image of the Month")
Gemini: Image of the Month
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 11 CommentsThis monthòÀÙs image is a NASA diagram of the classic 1960s Gemini spacecraft.ˆà Ten of these craft carried twenty astronauts into orbit between March 1965 and November 1966, filling the […] -
![In more than twenty years of hard work, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has made both beautiful images and profound discoveries, sometimes doing both at the same time. What are […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image-of-2009-Hubble-Ultra-Deep-Field-115x115.jpg "As Far as Our Eyes Can See")
As Far as Our Eyes Can See
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 1 CommentIn more than twenty years of hard work, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has made both beautiful images and profound discoveries, sometimes doing both at the same time. What are […] -
![On 14 September ˆà2011, NASA revealedˆà the design of its new rocket, the Space Launch System. This titanic vehicle may send American astronauts to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids or […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/File_2011914125723-115x115.jpg "NASA Reveals Giant Rocket For Mission to Nowhere")
NASA Reveals Giant Rocket For Mission to Nowhere
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 7 CommentsOn 14 September ˆà2011, NASA revealedˆà the design of its new rocket, the Space Launch System. This titanic vehicle may send American astronauts to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids or […] -
![NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned thousands of fascinating images of our neighbouring world, here is a selection some of the most striking and thought-provoking (false colour) images. Part of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image-of-Noctis-Labyrinthus-115x115.jpg "Postcards from Mars")
Postcards from Mars
Posted on September 9, 2011 | 3 CommentsNASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned thousands of fascinating images of our neighbouring world, here is a selection some of the most striking and thought-provoking (false colour) images. Part of […] -
![Apollo 18, a movie hybrid of horror and science fiction is stirring up a lot of interest. Your intrepid reporter decided to see what the fuss was about. Here is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-A11-flag-115x115.jpg "Apollo 18: Astronotes Goes to the Movies!")
Apollo 18: Astronotes Goes to the Movies!
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 17 CommentsApollo 18, a movie hybrid of horror and science fiction is stirring up a lot of interest. Your intrepid reporter decided to see what the fuss was about. Here is […]