Monday, October 5, 2020

2020: Most Full Moons In A Year?

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Even though the COVID 19 pandemic has reduced amateur astronomy into a much lonelier endeavor, will this year’s surfeit of full moons be a c...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Phosphine: Proof Of Life On Planet Venus?

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Found in the droppings of badgers and penguins and used as an ad hoc chemical weapon on the TV series Breaking Bad, is phosphine the definit...
Friday, July 24, 2020

Johann Daniel Titius: Original Author Of Bode’s Law?

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Even though he’s not a well known household name like Newton, did the astronomer and mathematician Johann Daniel Titius the original autho...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The Mysterious Bode’s Law: The Most Puzzling Law Of Science?

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Often cited as the most productive – and most puzzling – scientific law at the same time, are there any mysteries behind Bode’s Law? B...

Can We Build A Cosmic Telescope With Gravitational Lenses?

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Using the principles behind Einstein’s General Relativity, is it possible to create a space based telescope with virtually no Raleigh Crit...
Friday, June 26, 2020

SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites: Light Pollution Problem For Astronomers?

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Intended to improve internet connectivity in far-fringe areas, could the fleet of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites be a source of light pollut...
Saturday, December 28, 2019

Is The Universe Getting Younger?

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Though the new figure might yet be “too old” to satisfy America’s staunchest far-right Creationists, is our universe much, much younger th...