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Milky Way

Everything You Need to Know About the Milky Way

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By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 9 years5 years 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, 9 years5 years 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, 9 years7 years 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, 9 years6 years ago
Exoplanets

Have we found an alien Earth?

A team of astronomers based at the European Southern Observatory have announced the discovery of more than 50 new exoplanets orbiting nearby stars.  This is the largest number of such new worlds ever announced at one time.  One of these planets may enjoy conditions favorable for life on its surface. Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 years10 years ago
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UFOs and Fringe Science

The Truth about Betty Hill’s UFO Star Map

On a dark September night in 1961, Barney and Betty Hill had a frightening experience in the mountains of New Hampshire. Later they came to believe that they had been captured and studied by beings from another world. During their ordeal on the spaceship, Betty saw a star map said Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 years5 years ago
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Planets

The Truth about Life on Mars (Part 3)

“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 at the latest ideas about the existence of beings on our neighbouring planet.   In the previous part of this Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 years6 years ago
Planets

Mars: Summer’s Salty Tears?

Could water be streaming down Martian mountainsides? This startling vision may be a reality according to recent results from NASA’s MRO spacecraft. Here is the latest on the waters of Mars. Although we are exploring the surface of Mars through marvellous rovers like Spirit and Opportunity and their forthcoming big Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 years10 years ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

Revealed: 5 secret solutions to the UFO mystery

“I was looking into the sky and I’ve seen something strange …what was it?” Around the world observatories, planetariums and science museums, regularly encounter questions like this. Most often these UFOs turn out to be not as mysterious or alien as they first appear. Here some of the most common Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 years8 years ago
Alien Life

What if we picked up a signal from outer space?

“The Day the Earth Stood Still”, “Contact”, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and many other movies have depicted the first contact between humans and aliens. Do scientists really listen for messages from extraterrestrials? Are they prepared if they ever do pick up anything? Martina Redpath investigates. We all at some point Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 years10 years 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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