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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, 8 years5 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, 8 years3 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, 8 years5 years 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, 9 years5 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, 9 years7 years 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, 9 years4 years 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, 9 years3 years 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, 9 years4 years ago

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