Okay, well actually, despite Chris Martin, the planets don’t move that fast. But I do want to make sure you guys know that if you’re into seeing planets, you don’t want to miss out on observing this summer. This really is going to be the…
Well, this is different. We’ve got a new website here at the Virginia Living Museum, and with that, a new way of hosting our blogs. So welcome to the new version of Cosmic Strings! As usual things are crazy busy here at the museum as…
Quick, my young ward, run outside and view the planets! No seriously! Get outside, soon! There are three planets currently gracing the early evening skies, and you do not want to miss this. I’ve been waiting to post this because we’ve had a serious stretch…
Xena. 2003 UB313. Eris. These names all refer to the same astronomical body – a dwarf planet located out near Pluto. “Xena” was the nickname given to the little world by its discoverer, Mike Brown. 2003 UB313 was its official designation until an official name,…
Well, hello! Sorry about the lack of a post two weeks ago…I wrote one, but for some reason Blogger never posted it. I’ve gotten so used to this thing working so well, I never thought to check to see if the scheduled post properly popped…
Greetings, astronomy fans! Ah, the summer star party. Sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it? Actually, we’re really excited about our summer star parties. We’ll have time in the early part of the evening to view the Sun, which is pretty awesome right about now. We’re…
Okay, perhaps not as eloquent or well known as the similar saying about doors…but more relevant to the sky right about now. I do hope you’ve had the chance to look at Jupiter during this Winter/Spring season. For some time now, Jupiter has been the…
Well, hello. It’s been an eventful time in the astronomy business, thanks to a chunk of rock that decided to scare the living daylights out of a whole lot of people living in Siberia. Amazingly, they seem to like air-bursting asteroids…once again, just like in…
Happy Day Before Thanksgiving! I’m in a food mood, folks. I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. Maybe because I don’t have to do all the cooking myself this time! Or maybe because the Mythbusters took on some classic food myths – including that turkey…
Hooray! The election is over! Okay, sorry, I couldn’t help myself. Whether your favored candidate won or lost, I think we can all agree it’s been a long and rough election season. I confess I am happy to be done with political ads, phone calls,…