Daily Archives: November 2, 2014

From the Outreach Chair

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair The mulled wine was delicious and the more we drank, the more double stars we saw. Thanks go to member-volunteers Freddy Missel, Michael Wright, Jeff Bernardis, Dave and Jen Skitt and your truly for hosting … Continue reading

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Big History

by S. Prasad Ganti Most of us are curious about how it all started. We study history of specific countries and periods like European history during the medieval ages or American history since the civil war, but not about everything … Continue reading

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Looking at Stars from the Top of a Mountain

 by Robert Carnevale © I have come to where I’ve always been. The other hills seems quite at rest, no telltale sign of thoughts like mine milling like fireflies about their crowns. The stars keep on with their burning. How can we … Continue reading

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Snippets

Gravity Wells According to XKCD (contributed by Michael Wright) Rover Humor from XKCD (contributed by Ira Polans) Cosmigraphics (contributed by David Kaplan) Over thousands of years, humans have tried to represent the universe in graphic form, whether in manuscripts, paintings, … Continue reading

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Antares Rocket Launch Ends in Catastrophic Failure from NASA Wallops – Eyewitness Account

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Universe Today NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA –  Moments after a seemingly glorious liftoff, an Orbital Sciences Corp. commercial Antares rocket suffered a catastrophic failure and exploded into a spectacular aerial fireball over the launch … Continue reading

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