by Pamela | May 17, 2007 | Space Craft
We seem to be entering a renaissance age of planetary science. Using the great observatories of the Earth (on and off the surface), scientists are discovering new worlds of every imaginable shape and size. More locally, we are building space craft to explore our solar...
by Pamela | May 16, 2007 | Beliefs, Personal
The other day I had an Astronomy Cast fan send me an email asking where I fall on the Dawkin’s Continuum. He was referring to the belief scale that Richard Dawkins laid out in his new book, The God Delusion. Within this system, individuals are divided by their...
by Pamela | May 14, 2007 | Galaxies
Throughout math and physics certain trends occur over and over. The unique numbers of pi and phi (the golden ratio) respectively define circles and spirals. The mathematical forms of the equations for gravitational force and electric force are the same, and the...
by Pamela | May 14, 2007 | Events
I get to go (subject to funding) and be the proud academic parent as at least 1, and possibly 2, of my students present their first papers.
by Pamela | May 14, 2007 | Events
Still not sure what I’ll be up to, but I plan on being there to enjoy the first meeting in the new building 🙂
