Astronomy
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Finds Krypton
What began as a DC comics writer simply consulting an astrophysicist to make sure the science in his story was…
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Happy Birthday Carl
Today, November 9th, would have been Carl Sagan’s 78th birthday. This year Carl Sagan Day will be celebrated on Saturday (11/10). We like…
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Photos grown in bacteria
So, this is really cool: http://sciencetothepowerofart.com What this guy is doing is essentially using bacteria instead of silver halide crystals to…
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Google+ Virtual Star Parties
You know how I was just talking about Virtual Star Parties? Well today at Google I/O, Google aired a video…
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The Moon – On a Budget
CosmoQuest has been doing these Virtual Star Parties on Google+. They get a few folks to stream video from their…
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Join the Million Crater Challenge and win Prizes
It's global astronomy month and our pal Pamela Gay in cooperation with CosmoQuest wants you to know about a very cool…
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The Drake Equation
I was recently inspired by a post on Skepchick by Nicole a.k.a. Noisy Astronomer. The post was about exoplanets and…
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Calendar Curiosities: Happy Birthday Tycho Brahe
There is much that can be said about astronomer Tycho Brahe. I will start by saying that he was born…
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