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Alien Life

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Gavin Ramsay

Searching for Intelligent Life Outside the Solar System

It wasn’t long after the invention of radio technology towards the end of the 19th century that scientists considered using the new medium to contact beings on other planets in the Solar System with Mars being the first target. However, with the early probes to Mars and Venus showing no Read more…

By Courtney Allison, 1 yearDecember 24, 2021 ago
Alien Life

Finding A Precious Needle in an Intergalactic Haystack

When will we find life? That question has been in the mind of quite a lot of people at one point or another… Well at least those of us who are interested in space travel and exploration. It is however, becoming an ever more common question for the general public, especially Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 2 yearsFebruary 19, 2021 ago
Solar System

Astrobiology II: Life on Moons!

Back to our search for aliens in the second installment of the Astrobiology Series!

By Anna Taylor, 3 yearsMarch 13, 2020 ago
Planets

Astrobiology I: planets in our solar system

Astrobiology is the study of life on planets or moons other than the Earth. But, to search for life, we must first know what life is. And that might not be as simple a task as you’d think. It turns out that ‘life’ might just be an arbitrary definition that Read more…

By Anna Taylor, 3 yearsNovember 22, 2019 ago
Solar System

5 Theories and Conspiracies Debunked

With Space Exploration comes theories and conspiracies. In our latest blog we debunk some of the more infamous ones.

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 4 years ago
Milky Way

E.T. Friend or Foe?

A team of scientists in Australia are scanning the Universe for signals from extraterrestrial life. Professor Matthew Bailes, based at Swinburne University in Melbourne, is the lead scientist in this project funded by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner. Milner has donated $100 million and has the support of Professor Stephen Hawking. Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 5 yearsSeptember 15, 2017 ago
Exoplanets

TRAPPIST-1 and its 7 Exoplanets

  Are we alone in the Universe? This is an age old question that has been the driving force for our ventures into space exploration. And with the record breaking discovery of 7 exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, it definitely feels like we could be on the cusp of an Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 6 yearsFebruary 24, 2017 ago
Alien Life

Whatever Happened to Dyson Spheres?

Dyson spheres are an outrageous concept. The idea of looking for alien megastructures in space  appeared at the end of the 1950s and was widely discussed in speculations about searching for extraterrestrial civilisations. It also inspired some great science fiction novels. Today the idea seemed to have faded into obscurity, Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 8 yearsJanuary 30, 2015 ago
Alien Life

Are Aliens On Twitter?

If aliens use Twitter would you send them a Tweet?  What would you write to beings from another star in just 144 characters?  You now have the chance to do just that and send a potential extra-terrestrial civilisation a message using the recently launched Lone Signal Project.  Anyone can send Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 yearsJuly 8, 2013 ago
Alien Life

The WOW Signal

Was it a contact from other life forms out there?  Was it a satellite or spacecraft?  Or was it a computer glitch?  The WOW signal still continues to create intrigue to this day.  It is coming up to the 35th anniversary of its discovery so I decided to find out Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 11 yearsJuly 3, 2012 ago

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Hello and welcome to Astronotes, the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium’s official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from all those who work in our organisation, 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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