Archives for the 'public science' Category
Names in Space
Published on 28 May 2008 at 12:12 am.
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Well, I am now on Mars. Or, at least my name is on Mars. Early last year, I wrote about a program sponsored by the Planetary Society to send names to Mars aboard the Phoenix Lander on a special DVD, “Messages from Earth.” Now that Phoenix is safely on the ground (it […]
News travels the internet faster than the speed of facts.
Published on 16 Apr 2008 at 3:23 pm.
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A little over a year ago, I wrote about the asteroid 99942 Apophis. For those of you who don’t check out that link, Apophis is an asteroid that will be passing very close to Earth in coming years, particularly in 2029 and in 2036. The asteroid will be so close that it will […]
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Bad Astronomer coming to Texas
Published on 14 Apr 2008 at 5:27 pm.
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For those of you in the area, Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, will be speaking Tuesday, April 15, at Tarrant County College - NE Campus (in Hurst, a suburb of Fort Worth). He’ll be speaking at 12:20 in the Student Center. The event is free, so if you get a chance, be […]
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Star Party near Granbury, TX
Published on 9 Apr 2008 at 7:19 pm.
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This has been an extremely hectic week for me, with lots of meetings, lots of paperwork, and plenty of other things to take my time. So, I don’t have time for much in the way of posting. However, I thought that I’d mention that there will be a star party this weekend in […]
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Space Tourist Richard Garriott
Published on 7 Apr 2008 at 10:15 pm.
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In October Richard Garriott, a wealthy computer game developer, is paying to fly to the International Space Station. He is the latest in a fairly short list of space tourists. Of course, the list can’t be too big. After all, it is costing him $30 million to fly to the ISS. Not […]
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The Stephenville, Texas, UFO
Published on 23 Jan 2008 at 6:31 pm.
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Last week, I posted about the UFO seen near Stephenville, TX. Then, a number of days later, a photograph surfaced and was prominently displayed in the local Dallas / Fort Worth area media purported to be a picture taken of the UFO by a trucker’s cell phone. I wrote about that, too. […]
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Science Cafes
Published on 22 Jan 2008 at 11:54 pm.
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I ran across an interesting comment that led me to a new story about science cafes. Put simply, a science cafe is an informal way of promoting science to the public. A scientist meets at a cafe, coffee shop, pub, or some other informal setting to say a few things about his or her area […]
