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![Armstrong and Aldrin were the first two people on the Moon when Apollo 11 landed there in July 1969. This astonishing achievement (which it should not be forgotten was followed […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image-of-Aldrins_bootprint-115x115.jpg "15 Questions about the Moon Landings")
15 Questions about the Moon Landings
Posted on April 7, 2016 | 2 CommentsArmstrong and Aldrin were the first two people on the Moon when Apollo 11 landed there in July 1969. This astonishing achievement (which it should not be forgotten was followed […] -
![Have you ever stopped and really thought about the possibility of finding life in the universe or maybe that extra-terrestrial life finding us! And then, when they find us, what […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image-of-orbiting_railgun-115x115.jpg "Space Guns!")
Space Guns!
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 1 CommentHave you ever stopped and really thought about the possibility of finding life in the universe or maybe that extra-terrestrial life finding us! And then, when they find us, what […] -
![Our Solar System is vast. We on Earth cruise around the Sun in an orbit with a radius of about 150 million km (93 million miles), but the most distant […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image-of-NewHorizons_at_Jupiter-115x115.jpg "How Did New Horizons Get to Pluto so Quickly?")
How Did New Horizons Get to Pluto so Quickly?
Posted on June 5, 2015 | 11 CommentsOur Solar System is vast. We on Earth cruise around the Sun in an orbit with a radius of about 150 million km (93 million miles), but the most distant […] -
![A research group called the Eagleworks at NASAòÀÙs Johnson Space Center in Texas is tasked with investigating novel space propulsion techniques. These include both warp drive concepts to enable faster […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image-of-moon-from-Apollo-12-115x115.jpg "NASA’s Space Drive Experiments: The Plot Thickens")
NASA’s Space Drive Experiments: The Plot Thickens
Posted on May 11, 2015 | 3 CommentsA research group called the Eagleworks at NASAòÀÙs Johnson Space Center in Texas is tasked with investigating novel space propulsion techniques. These include both warp drive concepts to enable faster […] -
![Although not quite the òÀÙ12 days of ChristmasòÀÙ gift inventoryòÀÙ, the following checklist should give us a quick peak at some significant events connected with space that we can look […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-of-esa-IXV-115x115.jpg "2015’s Space Odysseys")
2015’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 22, 2015 | No CommentsAlthough not quite the òÀÙ12 days of ChristmasòÀÙ gift inventoryòÀÙ, the following checklist should give us a quick peak at some significant events connected with space that we can look […] -
![The ancient Chinese thought they were stars inside a solar orb. The Aztecs thought their Sun god had pockmarks on his face. A Renaissance astronomer thought they were undiscovered planets. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image-of-Sunspots_1302_Sep_2011_by_NASA-115x115.jpg "All you need to know about Sunspots")
All you need to know about Sunspots
Posted on September 26, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe ancient Chinese thought they were stars inside a solar orb. The Aztecs thought their Sun god had pockmarks on his face. A Renaissance astronomer thought they were undiscovered planets. […] -
![June 2014 saw excited reports that NASA was working on a faster than light warp drive starship. Astonishingly, weeks later we are being told that NASA has also successfully tested […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image-of-icy_surface_of_enceladus-115x115.jpg "No, NASA has not verified an impossible space drive!")
No, NASA has not verified an impossible space drive!
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 133 CommentsJune 2014 saw excited reports that NASA was working on a faster than light warp drive starship. Astonishingly, weeks later we are being told that NASA has also successfully tested […]