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An amazing photo to make you think
I am sure you have seen the comparison of electrons orbiting an atom and planets orbiting a star. It is true that nature seems to prefer certain shapes and actions but every now and then an image helps put things into perspective...I once watched a ...
Headline: Asteroid Passes Just 8700 Miles from Earth - with Only 15 Hours Warning
"Although no one noticed at the time, the Earth was almost hit by an asteroid last Friday." reports the Daily Mail in the UK.Although objects of this size are no risk to civilization - it would be dishonest of me to say this event isn't unnerving to...
The Universe set to scale
This is quite an interesting image of our Universe set to scale. It is pretty incomprehensible to say the least when you look at the size of large stars as compared to our sun. This is an older image but one that is worth sharing.View in full size (...
Follow Along! College Astronomy Courses
Starting In January 2010 I will be attending a few college level astronomy courses. These courses will run through summer. I will use this blog platform to follow along with my studies in an effort to share this knowledge with you...Hey, follow alon...
Stephen Hawking Book Deals
Stephen Hawking is own of the worlds most renown cosmologists. Some of his theories are a bit out there but his work has guaranteed his place in history alongside men such as Newton and Einstein. We have put together a collection of Hawking's most n...
Headline: NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings.The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit tilted 27 degrees fro...
