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The Unluckiest Astronomer in History

Article by Ed Snowdon Whether you are a researcher gathering data, or a hobbyist taking photos from your back garden, astronomy has always required a certain amount of good luck. Instruments can be uncooperative, data can be lost or damaged, and of course there’s the ever-present threat of bad weather. Read more…

By Apostolos Christou, 6 monthsAugust 1, 2022 ago
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Vera Rubin, the Vera Rubin Telescope and the Vera Rubin Prize

Ask any number of astronomers who they believe to be the most influential figures in 20th century astronomy and chances are you will hear the name of Vera Rubin being uttered a few times. Recipient of numerous awards and accolades including the Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal, Vera Rubin (nee Read more…

By Apostolos Christou, 8 monthsMay 25, 2022 ago
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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
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Hubble Observes Spectacular Supernova Time-Lapse

The NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has tracked the fading light of a supernova in the spiral galaxy NGC 2525, located 70 million light years away. Supernovae like this one can be used as cosmic tape measures, allowing astronomers to calculate the distance to their galaxies. Hubble captured these images as Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 2 yearsOctober 3, 2020 ago
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ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike

Galaxy is distorted, appearing as a ring of light in the sky. Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner, have revealed an extremely distant and therefore very young galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way. The galaxy is Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 2 yearsAugust 13, 2020 ago
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May Night Sky 2019

There’s lots to look forward to in the Month of May: the evenings are brighter, there’s the promise of good weather and most importantly – not one, but two bank holiday weekends! There’s also lots to look forward to and look out for in May’s night sky. There’s the chance Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 4 yearsMay 7, 2019 ago
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M87: Our Reactions

While you may be familiar with black holes from sci-fi and many artists’ renditions of the phenomenon, our first actual view of the event horizon of the supermassive black hole which is at the centre of a neighbouring galaxy, Messier 87, was released 4 weeks ago to the day. What Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 4 yearsMay 1, 2019 ago
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How Iron Keeps Us Safe

Have you ever been worried about the impact of an asteroid wiping out human life? Well, I have some disturbing news for you: there is another possibility involving the explosion of a massive star that gives rise to a gamma-ray burst (called by astronomers simply a GRB), when the star ends its life producing a black hole.

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 4 yearsSeptember 17, 2018 ago
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The Hubble-Lemaître Law: recognising where credit is due in science

After a special vote in the IAu General Assembly, we interview Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Director. Professor MIchael Burton, on the renaming of the Hubble Law.

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 4 yearsSeptember 14, 2018 ago
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Star Wars: A look at the Science

Star Wars, the very name brings up images of childhoods spent in front of a TV or cinema screen, absorbing up stories of a galaxy far, far away. For many, it was the thing to ignite their passion for storytelling, and for others it was the thing that ignited their Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 5 yearsDecember 15, 2017 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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