by Pamela | Jan 15, 2008 | Personal
The crash after a conference is something that always surprises me. All of last week was a rush of meeting, greeting, blogging, talking, and planning a bright new scientific and new media future. In the company of colleagues like Fraser, Phil, Chris, Doug, and Lars,...
by Pamela | Jan 11, 2008 | Personal
Better pictures will come later. Last night was the semi-official AAS after hours party. Held in Lance Armstrong’s SIX lounge on 4th street, the party promised good drinks, good times, and a chance to see your peers with their hair down. The party pretty much...
by Pamela | Jan 11, 2008 | Personal
The avid reader may have noticed my posting hasn’t be quite as fevered as powerhouse writers Phil Plait or Fraser Cain. This is because I’ve been plotting to take over the world, and sadly that takes time to plan. 2009 has been declared the International...
by Pamela | Jan 10, 2008 | Galaxies
I just had the strangest realization. Stepping into the Galaxy Evolution session of oral presentations I got to listen to the AstroPixie present her research. Like me, she is a UT person (I got my PhD, she is getting her PhD). I knew that. What I didn’t know is...
by Pamela | Jan 10, 2008 | Astronomy, Stars
The universe keeps throwing neat stuff up for our telescopes to look at. A team lead by Evgenya Shkolnik (University of Hawaii), has observed a tight system of 4 stars crammed within 6 AU of one another – If located in our solar system, all four stars would fit...
