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…
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, fellow Earthlings! So, have you been watching television lately? There seems to be a new fascination with UFO hunting and finding and proving and conspiracy theorizing out there of late. So I thought I’d write a little about UFOs and what they do…and don’t…mean….
Greetings all! I know, I know, I’m a day late again. Once again, the internets refused to let me in to my blog if I’m not at work. I’m not sure what’s broken, but I think I’m going to stop trying to fix it. Things…
But more importantly…did you see it? Wow, the transit of Venus was amazing! Weather locally here at the museum almost killed us…but just at the eleventh hour, the clouds parted a bit, and we got a decent view of the Sun. We had 5 telescopes…
Red alert! Red alert! All hands to battle stations! Hee hee, I’ve always wanted to say that. Okay, seriously…I’m posting a special update to make sure all of you out there in internet land are aware of the incredible astronomical event taking place next Tuesday. …
Well, actually, when you get right down to it…we’re the ones attacking Mars. Even as I write, the latest in a long series of robotic explorers is on its way to the Red Planet. The Mars Science Laboratory, with its already-famous rover, Curiosity, launched toward…
Hey everyone! So I am already excited for this Saturday’s Star Party and Laser Light Night here at the Virginia Living Museum. It’s going to be awesome, for two reasons. Number one is that we’ll be enjoying a Titanic theme! This Saturday, April 14, 2012,…
Holy cow, if you haven’t been outside lately, get out there tonight. It’s amazing. I should have updated yesterday, but circumstances beyond my control kept me away from my computer most of the day. But no matter, one day late doesn’t really make a big…
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