Dear group, Imagine an exoplanet which needs a mere 31 hours to orbit its host star due to its great proximity and only 77 minutes to transit it as observed...

"The reason, therefore, that some intuitive minds are not mathematical is that they cannot at all turn their attention to the principles of mathematics. But...

Just imagine if moon dust had been strangely toxic or had contained a deadly virus... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13907120 The first person...

NBA Draft: Mike Brown says he hasn't finalized coaching staff http://bit.ly/mEZYU9 I have an afternoon flight to catch to go out East, so I'll just provide...

On Jun 25, 2:35*pm, Sam Wormley wrote: Blind to the threat * *http://global-warning.org/main/satellites/ "ASHEVILLE, N.C. —...

Global Warming and the Science of Extreme Weather http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=global-warming-and-the-science-of-extreme-weather "Until...

Historical Aspect of Astronomy Astronomy is, of course, the oldest science. It's the grandaddy of 'em all - stars were being checked out long before the...

I have often wondered why the Uranus time lapse footage has had no impact as it clearly shows two ways the planet turns to the Sun in its daily and annual...

I guess Obama must have been scratching his head, wondering what all the fuss was about? So now, the American's still servicing the junk pile known as the...

Take a look at today's Astronomy Picture of the Day, and (at least if one is familiar with Greek etymology) appreciate my play on words. John Savard

On Jun 13, 5:22*pm Hans Strollsin lied through his remaining teeth: Strollsin was a precocious child His Ego was co-lossal And everywhere that Strollsin...

Space Weather News for May 24, 2011 http://spaceweather.com COMET FIREBALL: Bright fireballs appear somewhere on Earth every day. Most are caused by rocky...

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Space Weather Message Code: ALTK06 Serial Number: 266 Issue Time: 2011 May 28 1000 UTC ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 6 Threshold Reached: 2011 May 28 0959...

Space Weather Message Code: WARK05 Serial Number: 700 Issue Time: 2011 May 29 1741 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected Valid From: 2011 May 29 1739...

Kepler Spacecraft Shows That Smaller Planets Abound http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=kepler-planet-census "One of the most fascinating...

Space Weather Message Code: WARK06 Serial Number: 175 Issue Time: 2011 Jun 04 2331 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-Index of 6 expected Valid From: 2011 Jun 04 2330...

On Sat, 28 May 2011 13:45:35 -0700, Chris.B wrote: Hans Strollson.... With apologies to the Gods of Equity, this is hilarious. Reminds me of Bruckner's...

Hi all, After nearly three years since returning to resume the Flux Nebula around the two galaxies of Ursa Major: M81 & M82. The shots were made during two...

Almost a year ago I posed the question of converting flv files to say avi. I'm using FF for my browser. Options were VLC, download helper, FF addons, and a...