Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, I’m Heather, welcoming you 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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How Iron Keeps Us Safe
Posted on September 17, 2018 | 2 CommentsHave you ever been worried about the impact of an asteroid wiping out human life? Well, I have some disturbing news for you: there is another possibility involving the explosion of a massive star that gives rise to a gamma-ray burst (called by astronomers simply a GRB), when the star ends its life producing a black hole. -
The Hubble-Lemaître Law: recognising where credit is due in science
Posted on September 14, 2018 | 2 CommentsAfter a special vote in the IAu General Assembly, we interview Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Director. Professor MIchael Burton, on the renaming of the Hubble Law. -
![Star Wars, the very name brings up images of childhoods spent in front of a TV or cinema screen, absorbing up stories of a galaxy far, far away. For many, […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IfTheDeathStarWereRealCoulditDestroyEarth_5268709764a0c_w1500-115x115.jpg "Star Wars: A look at the Science")
Star Wars: A look at the Science
Posted on December 15, 2017 | 3 CommentsStar Wars, the very name brings up images of childhoods spent in front of a TV or cinema screen, absorbing up stories of a galaxy far, far away. For many, […] -
![On October 31, 2017, the world will celebrate the international hunt for dark matter. Armagh Observatory and Planetarium will be having a special showing of the “Phantom of the Universe” […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/heic1615a-115x115.jpg "International Dark Matter Day")
International Dark Matter Day
Posted on October 27, 2017 | 2 CommentsOn October 31, 2017, the world will celebrate the international hunt for dark matter. Armagh Observatory and Planetarium will be having a special showing of the “Phantom of the Universe” […] -
![On Aug 14th 2017 LIGO and the Virgo Gravitational Wave detectors based in the USA and Italy detected the fourth merging Black Hole event. This was a triumph for both […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GW170817gridSml-115x115.jpg "Merging neutron stars and gravitational wave events — everything you need to know about that big announcement!")
Merging neutron stars and gravitational wave events — everything you need to know about that big announcement!
Posted on October 20, 2017 | 1 CommentOn Aug 14th 2017 LIGO and the Virgo Gravitational Wave detectors based in the USA and Italy detected the fourth merging Black Hole event. This was a triumph for both […] -
![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 […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ET_Moonwikipedia-115x115.jpg "E.T. Friend or Foe?")
E.T. Friend or Foe?
Posted on September 15, 2017 | No CommentsA 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 […] -
![Dim and isolated, the dwarf irregular galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) could be described as an astronomical “living fossil” as it seems to have developed without ever interacting with any other galaxy […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-of-WLM-galaxy-115x115.jpg "WLM Galaxy: a Cosmic Living Fossil")
WLM Galaxy: a Cosmic Living Fossil
Posted on March 29, 2016 | No CommentsDim and isolated, the dwarf irregular galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) could be described as an astronomical “living fossil” as it seems to have developed without ever interacting with any other galaxy […] -
![Once again, astronomers around the world are investigating a stellar explosion, a supernova, in M82, a galaxy 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Although supernovae are […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image-of-M82-position-115x115.png "Supernova in the Cigar Galaxy")
Supernova in the Cigar Galaxy
Posted on January 22, 2014 | No CommentsOnce again, astronomers around the world are investigating a stellar explosion, a supernova, in M82, a galaxy 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Although supernovae are […] -
![Located 12 million light years away in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, Messier 82 is sometimes called the ‘Cigar Galaxy’ from its shape. M82 it is too faint […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image-of-M82-from-the-HST-115x115.jpg "The Mystery Object of M82")
The Mystery Object of M82
Posted on September 12, 2013 | 2 CommentsLocated 12 million light years away in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, Messier 82 is sometimes called the ‘Cigar Galaxy’ from its shape. M82 it is too faint […] -
![Our Image of the Month was released to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and is a striking panoramic look at a stellar nursery which is […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-of-Hubble-panorama-of-Tarantula-nebula-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: The Tarantula Nebula")
Image of the Month: The Tarantula Nebula
Posted on April 20, 2012 | No CommentsOur Image of the Month was released to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and is a striking panoramic look at a stellar nursery which is […]
