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Posted on March 22, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by Michael Wright and David Kaplan What We’ve Learned About Pluto The story of Pluto is largely a story of ice. On Earth, the only ice is frozen water. On Pluto, nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide also freeze solid. The most … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 18, 2016 by ST Editors

Compiled by David Kaplan and Michael Wright China Telescope to Displace 9,000 Villagers in Hunt for Extraterrestrials Thousands of villagers in Guizhou Province are being relocated to make room for a $184 million telescope to detect signs of alien life. … Continue reading →

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Alfonso Churchill

Posted on January 29, 2016 by ST Editors

Submitted by David Kaplan From: Spoon River Anthology (1915) by Edgar Lee Masters Alfonso Churchill They laughed at me as “Prof. Moon,” As a boy in Spoon River, born with the thirst Of knowing about the stars. They jeered when I … Continue reading →

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Writing a Poem

Posted on January 29, 2016 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan Carl Sandburg was once asked, “How do you go about writing?” He said, “I put one word in front Of another.” I, on the other hand, once asked A Nobel Prize–winning astrophysicist, “How is the orbit of … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 14, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by Michael Wright and David Kaplan NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary. The milestone occurred at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 19:00 UTC) … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 19, 2015 by ST Editors

Compiled by David Kaplan and Michael Wright Politician wants to renew legislation to ban green lasers: Blinded by the light: Who is shining laser pointers into planes over N.J.? NJ.com 12 planes hit by blinding lasers in N.J. among dozens … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan Time is more ancient Than the stars. It is a dimension. A silent perpetual Motion machine. Time is unforgiving. Verdict and sentence Are handed down to both The guilty and the innocent. Time is without obstruction. In … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 30, 2015 by ST Editors

Compiled  by David Kaplan and Michael Wright Galaxies die by slow ‘strangulation’ – A study suggests that when most galaxies stop forming stars, this death is a slow process that gradually chokes them of the necessary cool gases. BBC The Quiet Zone: … Continue reading →

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Come, Let Us Observe the Sky as Day Wanes

Posted on May 3, 2015 by ST Editors

A Sonnet by David Kaplan Come, let us observe the sky as day wanes, As clouds flee and the sun vows its return, Whilst darkness gives light to the stars and brains— Fear not the demanding quest to discern. You … Continue reading →

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