Category Archives: Astronomy

To explore strange new worlds

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

My first thought on this was, “We have a telescope orbiting the sun 40 million miles away from us?” NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system. … Continue reading →

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May the 4th be with you

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

There’s an attack ad for everything: Paid for by the Emperor’s Committee to Destroy May the 4th. Related articles Say No to May the 4th, A ‘Star Wars’ Day Attack Ad (laughingsquid.com) Video: May the 4th be with you (theblaze.com) … Continue reading →

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“Star Wars: A New Hope” … in a minute

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Yep. That’s pretty much it. Not fast enough for you? Then here are all six episodes Star Wars episodes, from “The Phantom Menace” to “Return of the Jedi,” every frame, in five minutes: Couldn’t follow it? Then “Use the force!” … Continue reading →

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The moon illusion

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

And this is why the moon looks bigger on certain days. Related articles Video: The moon illusion (earthsky.org)  

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The sky is falling!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

Well, that was a confusing space odyssey Friday. Everyone was told days ago that an asteroid was headed toward the Earth, but (Not to worry!) it was going to miss us by thousands of miles and wouldn’t even show up … Continue reading →

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Voyages to the moon: for real

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

There are people who think the 1969 moon landing of Apollo 11 and every moon mission after that were hoaxes, filmed in a television studio somewhere on Earth. I never believed that, by the way. I think the Apollo moon … Continue reading →

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White House nixes Death Star

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

A bunch of people petitioned the White House to build a Death Star. As in Galactic Empire, blow-up-Alderaan Death Star. When the White House receives a certain number of signatures on a petition, it responds. So, here goes: The Administration … Continue reading →

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It’s Dec. 22, and we’re still here

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Well, the world didn’t end yesterday as predicted. NASA explains why: Related articles NASA uploads ‘Why The World Didn’t End’ video early (itv.com)

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It’s Dec. 21, 2012: Are we still here?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Isn’t the world supposed to end today? The world, according to one widely debunked theory, is slated to end on Dec. 21. Around the world the paranoid are readying themselves for Doomsday, a date they believe is predicted in an … Continue reading →

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The first living creature in space

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

The story is true. A lot of people think it was a chimpanzee, but the first animal in space was a dog named Laika. And she didn’t come back. (From Wikipedia): Laika (Russian: Лайка, meaning “Barker”; c. 1954 – November … Continue reading →

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