This commentary is long overdue,although I do not address those who can't interpret the daily rotation of the Earth directly from a temperature legend and...

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

Dear group, Announced just last year, HAT-P-14b transits its star in 130 minutes but only at a mere depth of 5.4 mmag and is suspected to be a...

Now that the Koch brothers own all the coal mines in the USA and we bow to the invisible hand of the free market, it's time to stop the futile use of solar...

On May 20, 6:48*pm, Andrew Usher wrote: In any civilised country, as the USA, this may be expressed by this doctrine: every adult...

End of the Sunspot Cycle? http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/06/end-of-the-sunspot-cycle.html "At the press conference, held at the annual meeting...

Come on Strollson: Last chance before I give up on you entirely: Your tiresome repetition does you absolutely no favours. Not if you wish to claim the greatest...

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Europe Downscales Monster Telescope to Save...

Currently watching the moon eclipse. The moon came above the horizon just when it started to leave total eclipse. Location:Netherlands middle section. First...

I need a plug to stick into the base of the 6SE to provide power from a package of 8 1.5v AA batteries. The manual does not provide the plug size. 2mm,...

Meteorite Reveals Chemistry of Early Earth http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/4021/meteorite-reveals-chemistry-of-early-earth Summary: New research shows...

Discovery of a Very Massive, Isolated Star in a Nearby Galaxy | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference "Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing the discovery of a...

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...

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...

I thought I would try and find more detail about the threat, or lack of one, posed by Betelgeuse. One science article debunking the danger noted that it would...

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...

Stupid ass----- enviros would have violently objected to the plutonium heat generators they carry. I can just SEE a spacecraft going past Mars with nothing...

Someone for whom science is as alien as it can be. He just does not understand. "Tangible benefits." Obama is Senator Proxmire, without the...

New type of supernova outshines the rest http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/46227 "A new type of supernova that shines up to 10 times brighter than...