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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![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 […] -
![“Is there life on Mars?” More than fifty years into the Space Age and there still is no definitive answer. Completing our series of posts on this mystery, we look […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Image-of-Happy-Mars-Astronaut-115x115.jpg "The Truth about Life on Mars (Part 3)")
The Truth about Life on Mars (Part 3)
Posted on August 11, 2011 | 1 Comment“Is there life on Mars?” More than fifty years into the Space Age and there still is no definitive answer. Completing our series of posts on this mystery, we look […] -
![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 […] -
![This year will see both the end of space flights by NASA’s Shuttle fleet and the thirtieth anniversary of the first orbital mission by this historic spacecraft. Our coverage of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Image-of-shuttle-from-above-115x115.jpg "Space Shuttle: A thirty year history of tragedy and triumph")
Space Shuttle: A thirty year history of tragedy and triumph
Posted on April 7, 2011 | 11 CommentsThis year will see both the end of space flights by NASA’s Shuttle fleet and the thirtieth anniversary of the first orbital mission by this historic spacecraft. Our coverage of […] -
![EuropeòÀÙs ATV spacecraft has a vital role in maintaining and supplying the International Space Station, recently astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his crewmates had a unique view of this high-tech cargo […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Image-of-ATV-launch-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: the view from the top!")
Image of the Month: the view from the top!
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 1 CommentEuropeòÀÙs ATV spacecraft has a vital role in maintaining and supplying the International Space Station, recently astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his crewmates had a unique view of this high-tech cargo […] -
![Our Image of the Month is a radically different view of the great spiral galaxy in Andromeda from the European Space Agency. Tracy McConnell explains how it was made and […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-andromeda-in-IR-and-xrays-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: Andromeda through different eyes")
Image of the Month: Andromeda through different eyes
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsOur Image of the Month is a radically different view of the great spiral galaxy in Andromeda from the European Space Agency. Tracy McConnell explains how it was made and […] -
![Between Mars and Jupiter lies the Asteroid Belt, a swarmˆà of millions of shards of rock, metal and ice.ˆà Somewhere out here, between 5-10 February 2009, a small asteroid, perhaps […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/image-of-asteroid-with-tail-115x115.jpg "Asteroids collide: nobody notices until a year later!")
Asteroids collide: nobody notices until a year later!
Posted on October 14, 2010 | No CommentsBetween Mars and Jupiter lies the Asteroid Belt, a swarmˆà of millions of shards of rock, metal and ice.ˆà Somewhere out here, between 5-10 February 2009, a small asteroid, perhaps […] -
![I’d like to tell you that I’m on the surface of an asteroid called Itokawa. I travelled there on a Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency mission called Hayabusa and was left […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Image-of-asteroid-Itokawa-115x115.jpg "How you can leave your name on other worlds!")
How you can leave your name on other worlds!
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsI’d like to tell you that I’m on the surface of an asteroid called Itokawa. I travelled there on a Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency mission called Hayabusa and was left […] -
![In March 2010 that superb but underappreciated probe Mars Express made a series of very close passes by the Martian moon Phobos. On one occasion it came as close […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Image-of-Phobos-from-Mars-Express-115x115.jpg "Phobos: ESA’s daring encounters")
Phobos: ESA’s daring encounters
Posted on September 24, 2010 | No CommentsIn March 2010 that superb but underappreciated probe Mars Express made a series of very close passes by the Martian moon Phobos. On one occasion it came as close […] -
![The Blue Streak rocket was an advanced British missile of the 1950s which nearly became a space rocket before ending up a casualty of government apathy. Let’s look at Blue […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/blustrk1-115x115.jpg "Blue Streak: the UK’s Cold War rocket")
Blue Streak: the UK’s Cold War rocket
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Blue Streak rocket was an advanced British missile of the 1950s which nearly became a space rocket before ending up a casualty of government apathy. Let’s look at Blue […]