One of the things that attracts most of us who love science is its explanatory power. Previously mysterious phenomena are revealed as the working out of natural processes. Rainbows are due to refraction through raindrops. Those wandering points of light…
Month: December 2018
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Far Encounter Remember the New Horizons spacecraft and its flyby of Pluto in July 2015? That previously little-known world presented us with what should now be expected—the unexpected, and new puzzles to solve. The spacecraft is still operating, sending back…
The Christmas Star
Often in the Christmas season, anyone with a reputation for knowing something about astronomy is asked about the Christmas star described in the Gospel of Matthew. What was it? Is there an astronomical explanation for it? What do YOU think…
Fifty Year Old Memories
There are times and places that are stamped so indelibly on our memories that even 50 years later they are as familiar as our own face in the mirror. It may be an event of great happiness or of great…
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