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Category Archives: On Science and the Cosmos
Allow me to present, a Nebula.
Specifically, the Tarantula Nebula. Wow!
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Artemis
Had things gone according to plan, today would have seen the launch of Artemis I, the first rocket in a series of missions intended to return humans to the Moon. Sadly, Artemis did not launch. This is not a bad thing. There … Continue reading
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“Sokath, his eyes uncovered!”
The James Webb Space Telescope has returned its first imagery, and a teaser image was released today: The field of vision here is the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length. That absolutely astonishes me. Also, the visible … Continue reading
On Dams
While on my lunch break the other day, I watched this short film about dam removal on streams in the Hudson River watershed. Fascinating film, with amazing photography (well-worth watching in full-screen HD). Were there a place I could say … Continue reading
The Result of a Rabbit Hole
In order, these things happened: SiriusXM played “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot. I looked up the song and read through the lyrics, where I learned that the last transmission from the ship was the Captain reporting, … Continue reading
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WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG!!!
The very first alignment images from the James Webb Space Telescope are coming back: From the Marshall Space Flight Center’s Flickr page: On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as “fine phasing.” At this key … Continue reading
Happy Pi Day!!!
Today is March 14, otherwise known as 3/14, or, Pi Day! Enjoy some circle-related calculations today, or failing that, just enjoy some pie. And there’s no reason you can’t do both!
Posted in On Pies In Faces, On Science and the Cosmos
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An item of local geography
A good marker of being an adult is when you find yourself regretting the lack of attention you paid in one class or another in grade school. In my case, sometimes it’s Earth Science, and I really did pay quite … Continue reading
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Starbirth, in progress
I saw this image on one of NASA’s Flickr streams and I had to share it. It’s a Hubble image of a star-forming region called the “Chameleon Cloud Complex”. Look how gorgeous this is! Here’s some explanation: The segment in … Continue reading
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Tab Closing Day
Time to close out some tabs I’ve had open for a while: :: The Future Republicans Want A look at the unbelievably fascist document that is the official platform of the Texas Republican Party: The fundamentalist religious fervor perhaps extends … Continue reading →