Bad Astronomy Blog:
Yesterday, the Large Hadron Collider once again had a beam of protons whizzing around its 27 km-long circumference!After a series of setbacks — some devastating, holding up the world’s largest scientific experiment for many m (Read More)
Bad Astronomy Blog:
I have few regrets in life, but if there’s one, it’s that I didn’t have access to all this amazing technology when I was a teenager and figuring out just how I was going to tackle my love for astronomy. How I would have loved (Read More)
Astronomy.com blog:
Did you ever find yourself out under a clear, dark sky in November wondering what to look at? How about targeting a few objects in the constellation Pegasus, one of my favorite autumn constellations. Here are some suggestions (Read More)
Bad Astronomy Blog:
While driving in Los Angeles recently, I was surprised to see this out my passenger window:
Wow. I know NASA’s budget is small, but this seems a bit unnecessary. I wonder if Harry Broderick was driving?
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Universe Today:
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Yep. The Moon is back, but this weekend can still present some great opportunities for enjoying astronomy. If you're up early or out late? Well, hey… The Leonid meteor shower is still produ (Read More)
Bad Astronomy Blog:
Aha! The video I mentioned the other day featuring Watchmen advisor Jim Kakalios — about nerds running the planet — is now on YouTube! So I have embedded it below for those who are too busy to click an actual link.
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New York Times:
We can finally begin to think seriously about establishing a self-sufficient settlement on the Moon because of NASA’s discovery of large quantities of water there.
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Kentucky Space:
Kentucky Space was well represented in both the engineering and physics/astronomy sections at the Kentucky Academy of Science recent annual meeting. Those presenting were:Beck, Marc B., Graves, D.C., Fite, N. D., Molton, B., (Read More)
Bad Astronomy Blog:
You know what "galaxy" means in Latin Greek, don’t you?
Yeah, it’s Saturn, not the Milky Way, but still. That is made of awesome.
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ABC News Video: U.S.:
A large ball of fire can be seen streaking across the night time sky.
Astronomy - Amateur - Meteor shower - Meteors - Meteoroid. (Read More)
SPACE.com:
A fireball over Utah, an energetic asteroid whizzing past Earth and a dazzling meteor shower give skywatchers are just par for the course in astronomy. (Read More)
Universe Today:
Hello, Cosmic Kids! As the seasons change, not only do the Earthly birds migrate, but so do the celestial ones. In the Northern Hemisphere, it's not unusual to see large flocks of our feathered friends moving on to warmer c (Read More)
Bad Astronomy Blog:
I did an interview with reporter Maria Sciullo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette a few days ago, and her article is now online. I’m glad she talked to Anthony Aveni; I’m reading his book The End of Time: The Maya Mystery of 2012 (Read More)
Bad Astronomy Blog:
German amateur astronomer Bernhard Christ was in the right place at the right time — due to very careful planning and foresight — and captured this astonishing scene:[Click to embiggen.]That’s the International Space Station (Read More)
ABC News Video: Entertainment:
Realty star Alexis Neier denies wrongdoing in burglaries of Hollywood starlets.
Hollywood Los Angeles California - Hollywood - Recreation - Shopping - Astronomy. (Read More)
ABC News: HomePage:
In L.A., thousands waited days for glimpse of stars in much-anticipated sequel.
New Moon - Twilight - Astronomy - Solar System - Planets. (Read More)
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news:
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers will tie together the largest collection of the world's radio telescopes ever assembled to work as a single observing tool in a project aimed at improving the precision of the reference frame scie (Read More)
ABC News:
Earth is safe, but if you're up late in a dark place, look to the sky.
Meteor shower - Earth - Astronomy - Solar System - Small Bodies. (Read More)
Bad Astronomy Blog:
The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks this year on or around Tuesday night. It’s a slow-peaking shower, so even if you go out tonight, or later than Tuesday, you’ll probably see a few meteors streaking across the sky. I’ve wr (Read More)