by Pamela | Feb 20, 2008 | Environment, Politics, Random
Was the title provocative enough for you? For the past several days headlines all over the web have read “US to shoot down satellite.” Ok, first off, that satellite is on its way down no matter what. That would be the problem. It doesn’t actually...
by Pamela | Feb 18, 2008 | Teaching
The other day, Astronomy Cast listener James S. sent us this really great question: “Give me a lever long enough, a fulcrum strong enough and I’ll move the world” -Archimedes No doubt both of you guys have heard the quote. My question is just how...
by Pamela | Feb 15, 2008 | Astronomy, Space Carnival
It’s that time again. A GIANT carnival awaits you over on New Frontiers Blog. It may require more than one circuit to take it all in 🙂
by Pamela | Feb 14, 2008 | Astronomy, Cosmology
I’m still here, but it’s an exam week, so I bring you another guest blogger, Ethan Siegel, who knows way more about dark matter than I probably ever will (a theorist even!). Enjoy his guest post! This is Ethan from Starts With A Bang! over here at...
by Pamela | Feb 13, 2008 | Teaching, Technology
The following is a guest blog post written by Dr. Lenore Horner of SIUE (a physics professor who works down the hall from me and who has the best toys in the department.) In late October or early November of last year, eons in academic life, one of our graduate...
