Tag Archives: astronomy

Our Galaxy Is Prettier Than Your Galaxy Now

From ScienceNOW’s The Milky Way Gets a Facelift: “Forget what you thought the Milky Way looked like. The galaxy is far from the simple and elegant spiral-armed structure so often portrayed. New observations, presented today at the 212th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in St. Louis, Missouri, reveal, among other things, that…two of the [...]

Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet

From Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet: “On the treasure map of the universe, one would be tempted to mark this planet with an X.”

He Lured Me With Orbs

He lured me with orbs. Sitting in the cafeteria, he motioned with his hands, creating the orbs out of the air, as if he could seize a proton, stretch it, extend it until it hovered in the air before us. He looked at each of us; his eyes were glistening balls of excitement. He promised [...]

Planet Mutiny

According to the New York Times,
“the International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930.” And then there were eight.

The Size Of Our World

This is kind of interesting. Using what appear to be marbles, someone has put together some images that show the size of our world.

The view from Mars

You know how when you’re looking up at the night sky, and you see that one of the stars is a little brighter than all the others, so you turn to your friend and ask, “Hey, is that a planet?” Since the chances are good that your friend is just as astronomically clueless as you [...]

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