I found an interesting citation in the Reader Comments of an article in today's San Francisco Chronicle about declining revenues at ski resorts and its...

Does the current Mars rover Curiosity have the capability of listening to the sounds on Mars? Seems as though it would be a simple matter to equip the rover...

And some crummy asteroid had water?? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20582704

At LEAST send something that can RETURN samples to Earth. They've been guessing about what the samples and pictures really are for 40 frigging years. It's...

Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 232 of November 2012 (79 K) is available now as http://www.rmob.org/rmobtext/rmob1211.txt More information and the...

This science article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121108142750.htm seems to fit not just the serious science of global warming, but...

So, because of blunderbuss delivery of its potential ("Hey! Lets put a nuke weapon's platform in orbit!) by stupid military advisers, Kennedy blanched,...

The Opteka T-mount adapter finally arrived, and it was nothing like the illustration. It is the same length as the "proper" Fotodiox T-mount adapter, which...

On Nov 21, 6:45*am, Sam Wormley wrote: On 11/20/12 9:40 AM, Sam Wormley wrote: Big News From Mars? Rover Scientists Mum For Now ...

Is it better to study formation of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe or is it wiser to study evolution of intelligence of human brain and to arrive at...

Just ran across this on Google News: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1240930/1/.html Maybe it clears up the mystery of the last few...

New spaceplanes engine tested http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20510112

Hello everyone You can find December's Pocket Sky Atlas Challenges he http://rasc.ca/rascblog/pocket-sky-atlas-challenges-december John

Table-top test targets quantum foam http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2012/nov/29/table-top-test-targets-quantum-foam Bekenstein's proposal is the...

Sky an T's Dec. issue has an add by Great Courses called Experiencing Hubble. On sale through Dec. 3. 12 chapters of 30 minutes each. As an example,...

I previously brought up the problem that vendors sell very different- appearing T-mount adapters for micro-four-thirds, ranging in length from a ring to a...

I am kind of ****ed that after dropping a few hundred on Manfroto tripod and head, I find it doesn't really hold my camera steady enough. I am using a 500mm...

Physics Challenge You are given two spheres that are identical in size, weight, appearance, and touch but one sphere is hollow while the other is solid. (As...

There are two tripods available from Orion for $150. One is a heavy duty camera-type...

Space Weather Message Code: WATA30 Serial Number: 99 Issue Time: 2012 Nov 21 2207 UTC WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G2 Predicted Highest...