NASA let’s the Women Drive

In case you haven’t heard it from Phil enough times, Emily Lakdawalla is one of the coolest bloggers out there. Her blog touches on all things planetary and when some thing is not quit right or clear with an image, Emily will download the raw mission images and put them together and explain what...

Carnival of Space

I’m a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short (but does it matter – the internet offers free  rides most of the time ) This week’s Oscar themed Space Carnival is over on Starts with a Bang. Go read and...

Star Formation in the Center of the Galaxy

I saw a really cool paper (to me) on the pre-print server today. Astronomers Kuzic et al. have made detailed measurements of two groups objects in the center of the galaxy within half a parsec of the center of the Milky Way. These objects, named IRS 13E and IRS 13N (aren’t those exciting names?) are...

Freedom to like who I want to like

I will be the first to admit that I sometimes don’t understand why politicians do what they do, even when they do what is generally considered the right thing. Last night Hilary Clinton made a complaint against Barack Obama that I just can’t understand.  Background: Recently, Nation of...

The internet and morality

As you probably know, my name is Pamela Gay. This is the name I was born with (yes, middle school was hell). I could have taken my husband’s last name when I got married a couple years ago, but at 32 I didn’t feel like changing, and I quite honestly can’t pronounce my husband’s very...