Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, I’m Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the Planetarium’s official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views 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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Is this an Extraterrestrial Structure on the Moon?
Posted on February 23, 2012 | 8 CommentsNASA 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... -
Apollo 18: Astronotes Goes to the Movies!
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 8 CommentsApollo 18, a movie hybrid of horror and science fiction is stirring up a lot of interest. Your intrepid reporter decided to see what the fuss was about. Here is... -
The Truth about Betty Hill’s UFO Star Map
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 11 CommentsOn 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... -
The Truth about Life on Mars (Part 3)
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No Comments“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... -
What if we picked up a signal from outer space?
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 2 Comments“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... -
The Truth about Life on Mars (part 2)
Posted on March 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsScientists had seriously considered the possibility of plant or even animal life on the surface of Mars for more than a century. However negative results from NASA’s Viking spacecraft in... -
What would you say to an alien?
Posted on September 27, 2010 | No CommentsSearching for life elsewhere in the Universe is a fascinating endeavour. It is is not a recent idea either. Astronomers in the 1800s used telescopes to search for signs of... -
50 Years of SETI: where are the aliens?
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 5 CommentsFifty years of SETI with radio telescopes has so far proved negative. We have found no messages of peace and goodwill, no galactic internet, no extraterrestrial propaganda or advertising....