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The Topic I’ve Avoided
“What the Hell is that..?” ‘Twas a few nights ago and I was laying on my bed working on my advocacy project. I heard feet in the hallway and Allan poked his head in my room. “Tim, have you looked … Continue reading
How Close are we to Colonizing Mars?
Or anywhere besides Earth, for that matter? Currently a staple of science fiction, someday we’re going to have to have to go elsewhere to ensure the survival of our species. So where do we go and how do we do … Continue reading
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NASA’s Little Armada- What do we have up there, anyway?
A few days ago I was reading a news story about a new comet that’s bound to be rather awesome this fall, C/2012 S1 (ISON). (C means comet, 2012 is when it was discovered, and S1 means it was the … Continue reading
Killing Pluto, and Why it Had it Coming
Oh s@$! Pluto! It’s everyone’s favorite not-really-a-planet. When I talk to people about space, one of the most common questions they ask is “Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?” Well, there are quite a few reasons… First, it’s tiny. When … Continue reading
Other Earths
After last week’s discussion on aliens and the possibility of life in the universe, I thought that it would be appropriate to point out the places where we may first find life. They are diverse worlds from puny Enceladus to … Continue reading
Gold Mining on Asteroids- Welcome to the 21st Century
This week, another company announced plans to mine asteroids for precious minerals and water. Yes, another. In case you hadn’t heard, there are now two companies with plans to harvest materials from near-Earth asteroids and bring them back for use on … Continue reading
Do it Yourself Planet Hunting, or How You Can Put Your Name on a Planet
Almost a year ago, several amateur astronomers discovered their first planet without ever having to set foot outside. Named PH1 (Planet Hunters 1), this gas giant was found orbiting in a 4-star system 5000 light years away. That’s right, it’s … Continue reading
Blog Plans- Woo!
Hello everybody! For this semester’s blogging, I’m staying with the same topic as last semester. While my blog started out as purely an astrophoto blog, it ended up more as a general astronomy discussion. That’s good, because I’m running out … Continue reading
Sneak Preview
This next year is looking pretty awesome when it comes to astronomy. Curiosity is still roving around on Mars, exoplanets are being discovered more and more frequently (we’re getting to the time on the Kepler mission when we should theoretically … Continue reading
Eclipse- No, Not Twilight
I was planning on continuing the series that I’ve been doing for two weeks now basically detailing the history of the universe. However, I’m going to take a break from that to show you something utterly amazing. Watch it. It … Continue reading