We like marking time by the Sun. Its rising and setting marks a day, and its path along the ecliptic marks a year. The solar year seems to be our favorite marking of time. Its cycle follows the seasons, and so we have lots of annual celebrations, including our own special day. Of course there are lots of other ways …
What Are The Odds That Aliens Exist?
The likelihood that an alien civilization actually exists is still a matter of some debate.
Dead Aliens Tell No Tales
The Universe may be silent because planetary extinction is the rule rather than the exception.
The Surly Bonds Of Earth
The future doesn’t belong to the faint of heart. It belongs to the human drive to push forward, to explore our universe, and to slip the surly bonds of Earth.
Pile Of Stones
When you go to a remote telescope site, one of the things you’ll notice here and there are small piles of stones. Folks put them up when the visit as a way to mark their presence. “I was here.” they seem to say. “I’ve left my mark.” It’s not just astronomers that do this. Hikers, tourists and wayward travelers often make …
Ignorant Savages
Outraged at the title of this post? You should be.
Sum Of The Parts
There are those who believe scientific reductionism may give us knowledge, but it destroys meaning. But that isn’t what science does at all.
Shore of Diamonds
We live on a shore of diamonds, and surrounded by such a wealth of beauty, we struggle to recognize the sublime rarity of each and every one of us.
Alcohol In Comet Lovejoy Points To Early Chemistry
Comets are frozen remnants from the formation of our solar system, which is why it’s interesting that ethyl alcohol has been observed in the tail of comet Lovejoy.