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Planets

Is it Planet 9, is it Planet X, or Both?

As a species we human beings are rather obsessed with the end of our world and how that is going to happen. From zombie apocalypses to giant asteroids hitting the Earth, we’ve pretty much thought of everything. However there is a new idea in town, and it makes giant asteroids Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 9 yearsMay 17, 2016 ago
Moon

The Truth About the “Blood Moon” Tetrad

Various claims about the end of the world and “Judgement Day” can be found threaded into the long history of humanity and has become a common re-occurrence that, most likely, will always be something that raises its needless anxiety-inducing head. For my short 27 years on this grand old planet Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 yearsAugust 18, 2015 ago
Comets and Asteroids

The Truth About the “September 2015 Asteroid Impact”

Maybe you have seen one of the alarming videos or emails circulating around the internet claiming that the End is Nigh. The claim is that an enormous dinosaur-killer of an asteroid is going to smash into the Earth sometime between 15-28 September 2015. The scary predictions say that the asteroid Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 yearsJune 29, 2015 ago
Moon

Is the Moon Hollow?

When was the last time you ever stopped to have a good think about the giant natural satellite that orbits our planet? The Moon is something that has fascinated us for centuries, but by and large, we have now come to accept it as something that is commonplace within our Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 yearsMay 22, 2015 ago
Concept Spacecraft

NASA’s Space Drive Experiments: The Plot Thickens

A research group called the Eagleworks at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas is tasked with investigating novel space propulsion techniques. These include both warp drive concepts to enable faster than light travel and reactionless drive schemes where electric power is converted directly into thrust. If proven, these concepts would Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 10 yearsMay 11, 2015 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, 10 years ago
Concept Spacecraft

No, NASA has not verified an impossible space drive!

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 a device which could push along a space vehicle without consuming any propellant. If true, this would be an astonishing Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 11 yearsAugust 4, 2014 ago
Concept Spacecraft

No, NASA is not building a warp drive starship!

There has been a lot of excitement over reports that NASA is developing a faster than light starship propelled by a warp drive capable of making journeys to nearby stars in mere weeks. There are even very pretty artist’s impressions of the hypothetical craft. Is a wonderful space operatic future Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 11 yearsJune 13, 2014 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, 13 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, 13 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, 13 yearsApril 19, 2012 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, 14 yearsAugust 19, 2011 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, 14 yearsAugust 11, 2011 ago
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UFOs and Fringe Science

10 Facts You Need to Know About Comet Elenin

Comet Elenin is coming!We’re doomed!That is if you believe everything you see on the internet.Comet Elenin’s approach has been all but ignored by the mainstream media, and into this vacuum a host of bloggers and online videos have poured rumours and prophesies of death and destruction.Here are the facts about Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 14 yearsMay 31, 2011 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, 14 yearsMarch 23, 2011 ago
Concept Spacecraft

Rods from god: a terrifying space weapon?

“Rods from God” is the nick-name given to a hypothetical orbital weapon for bombarding targets on the Earth from space. Just how feasible is this concept?   There are undeniable links between the spaceflight and military communities but apart from a few tests of anti-satellite weapons, the odd armed space Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 15 yearsSeptember 27, 2010 ago
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UFOs and Fringe Science

Moses, Joshua and the wandering planet

We all know how the Sun, our Earth and the rest of the Solar System condensed out of a vast protoplanetary disc some 4.5 billion years ago. There were some early mishaps such as the collisions which birthed the Moon, toppled Uranus and gave Mars its present north-south divide. Also Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 15 yearsSeptember 24, 2010 ago
UFOs and Fringe Science

Not even wrong

The Truth is out there? Conspiracy theories and pseudoscientific ideas abound. If there is life on other planets or the Universe popped into existence only a few thousand years ago we need to know! What if everything you thought you knew was wrong? We at Armagh Planetarium occasionally receive astonishing Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 15 yearsSeptember 22, 2010 ago
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