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The Topic I’ve Avoided

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

“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 →

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Mars in the Crosshairs

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

C/2013 A1.  Like every other new comet or asteroid name, it’s not terribly exciting or different than any other name.  When it was discovered, this shiny new comet didn’t seem too out of the ordinary until scientists calculated out its … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Trade- How Stargazing Works

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

Last Friday, I volunteered at an astronomy program at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center.   While there, I had several people try to figure out how to use the telescope.  While amusing to watch, I realized that most people really have … Continue reading →

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How Close are we to Colonizing Mars?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

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?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

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 →

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Rockets and Such- How You Get Around in Space

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

Space- the final frontier.  And a real pain in the butt to get to, actually.  To leave Earth, you have to go about 11 kilometers per second or else you just fall back.  You can visualize this as Earth sitting … Continue reading →

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Look Out Below!

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, something rather strange happened in Russia last week.  Just as scientists were getting all excited about a 150-foot asteroid that was going to pass really close to us, an 50-footer smacked us from … Continue reading →

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Killing Pluto, and Why it Had it Coming

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

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 →

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Other Earths

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

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 →

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Why We’ll Find Aliens In Our Lifetime

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Timothy Gleason

So now that I have your attention with aliens and giant space lasers, today’s topic will be about extrasolar planets, or planets that orbit stars beside our sun.  There’s a lot of them that we know of now.  A lot.  According … Continue reading →

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