This partly out of a discussion from a book Abraham & Family: New Insights into the Patriarchal Narratives by Hershel Shanks (Editor)...

Rather than address or even face the impending issues surrounding climate change, the GOP has chosen instead to stick their fingers in their ears. Not only do...

If you read this evening's S&T news bulletin, you may have followed the link to the story about the Christmas morning occultation of Spica by the Moon...

Launching this December, "Deep Impact", due to fire a 820 pound projectile into the comet, in July 2005, to give us a look at the composition. Predictions are...

Cap and trade, who would it help, how would it work? Because of world wide industrialization, all manner of pollutants were concentrated and released into the...

It is pleasant to see so many commentators now use the racetrack analogy even if they introduce some silliness - "If you envision the solar system as a giant...

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140516.html Here you go, Gerald, what do you make of this? Magnificent, isn't it? Almost as good as Anthony's, wouldn't you...

For decades I've wanted to see Venus at noon. Today the sky was clear at 13:30 BST (12:30 UT) and the crescent moon was visible not too far from Venus. Venus...

Over the past several months I have been working on a CGI movie to demonstrate the error of a theory I have been seeing in various forms across the internet -...

They provide a cheap and accessible way for a newbie to gauge his or her interest in amateur astronomy! (This is not a troll.)

Wanna bet that astro sales are down too? Got to protect that profit margin as the company corkscrews into the ground... Best Buy overestimates holiday...

I bought a "buy it now" scope on Ebay for a very nice price. I paid immediately via paypal. I got an e-mail from the seller saying he'd received the payment,...

OK, if you won the lottery, and had a choice of where in the USA you could live as an amateur astronomer, where would it be? You're an amateur in this...

On 8 Sep 2003 02:51:24 -0700, (Doogie Hoosier) wrote: I once told some people who were looking at the Andromeda galaxy through my...

http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/2100-1006_3-5731398.html?tag=nefd.lede They should have gone with AMD.

The skies finally cleared and provided good seeing. Rating? How the hell should I know? I observed from my backyard in, what, 4.5 mag skies? There still was...

Spirit landing was successful, fantastic. It carries lot of cameras that will keep the public busy for a while, enjoying the images from Mars. Stereoscopic, 3D...

There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times to the...

Hello all, As the designated "company astronomer" (as many of you also are), whenever something astronomical creeps onto CNN, I usually field a bunch of...

Hi All: I just wanted to use this forum to mention the excellent service I have received from Televue. I have needed thier service department twice, most...