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UFOs and Fringe Science

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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, 6 yearsSeptember 15, 2017 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

The Sirius Mystery

The ‘Dog Star’ or Sirius is a star that has its influential place in astronomical history. It is mentioned as far back as the Babylonians and was used to help signal the annual flooding of the river Nile with the ancient Egyptians. Being the brightest star in the visible sky Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 8 years ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

Was NASA Technology Predicted in Ancient Indian Writings?

Is it possible that ancient cultures 7000 years ago knew how to create flying machines to traverse the sky and beyond using a technology that NASA engineers are still trying to harness today? The first artificial satellite launched famously into orbit was the Russian satellite Sputnik, in 1957. Prior to Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 9 yearsMay 28, 2014 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

Clyde Tombaugh and the Mysterious Satellite

During the mid-19th century reports of strange motions in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune led astronomers, among them Percival Lowell, to think that perhaps another celestial body was having a gravitational effect on their paths through space. Lowell searched for a mysterious ninth planet until his death in 1916. Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 9 yearsNovember 19, 2013 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

The Truth About the Black Knight Satellite Mystery

There are around 3000 human-made satellites in working order around the Earth, however if the debris of old and damaged satellites are taken into account the number increases dramatically. Ever since the Soviet Union launched the very first artificial satellite into orbit in 1957, various countries around the world have Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 yearsJuly 18, 2013 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

What Ever Happened to Tachyons?

Tachyons, hypothetical sub-atomic particles which travel faster than light, once attracted a lot of publicity yet we do not hear much discussion of them today. Whatever happened to tachyons?   Over a century ago, Albert Einstein anticipated odd things happening on a spaceship travelling at speeds close to that of Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 yearsMay 29, 2013 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

Astronauts, Aeroplanes and UFOs

Unidentified Flying Objects seem to be here to stay. Once, I wrote a piece Revealed: 5 secret solutions to the UFO mystery which I hoped would be my last word on mysterious lights in the sky but the interest continues. Recently I have been having a conversation in the comments Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 11 yearsJuly 30, 2012 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

Did aliens build the pyramids?

Mankind is responsible for numerous achievements in technology, arts and science.However, how much can this attributed solely to the human mind or is there another reason man has achieved such incredible feats throughout history.To look at ancient structures built thousands of years ago, how could such primitive man have built Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 11 yearsJuly 3, 2012 ago
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UFOs and Fringe Science

2012: It’s not the End of the World!

It’s the end of the world as we know it….or maybe not. Predictions of the end of the world have often been made throughout history.  However, few have captured the attention of so many such as the 2012 end of the world saga; brought to the forefront of consciousness by Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 11 yearsApril 19, 2012 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

Is this an Extraterrestrial Structure on the Moon?

NASA has photographed an alien building on the surface of the Moon! Hearing news like this certainly makes one sit up and pay attention, but is it is correct? I heard about this from the Following the Nerd blog which featured a large image of the Moon centred on its Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 11 yearsFebruary 23, 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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