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Posted on May 3, 2015 by ST Editors

Contributed by David Kaplan Our esteemed member, Freeman Dyson, has a new book, “Dreams of Earth and Sky“. The physicist, mathematician and author says the best books he knows about mathematics and physics are nearly a hundred years old. The Large … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 1, 2015 by ST Editors

Submitted by David Kaplan except as noted At the D&R Greenway Trust’s Marie L. Matthews Gallery at the Johnson Education Center until March 20: “High Noon to Midnight Moon: Talismans of the Horizon” submitted by Michael Wright Living with a Star Even a … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 31, 2015 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan The Planetary Society announced that it would send the first of two small spacecraft testing the technology of solar sails into orbit in May. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/science/hoping-to-set-sail-on-sunlight.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad Astronomers say they have discovered a gigantic ring system around a distant … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 30, 2014 by ST Editors

All contributions by David Kaplan except as noted The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015 Universe Today Contributed by Surabhi Agarwal What Our Skies Would Look Like Without City Lights In a series of transporting images, a photographer … Continue reading →

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Like Night and Day – Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, ME

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ST Editors

 

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A visit to the National Navy UDT – Seal Museum

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan While in Florida these past few weeks, my wife and I, at the suggestion of a friend, visited The National Navy UDT – Seal Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. UDT, stands for Underwater Demolition Team. If you’ve … Continue reading →

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Reminiscences of STS-1

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan Employed at CBS Television for 40 years put me a somewhat privileged position of occasionally being an eyewitness to history. Whether it was working at a national political convention or an inauguration, the Special Events Unit, which … Continue reading →

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Poet’s Corner

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

Submitted by David Kaplan                                                             CANIS MAJOR                                                             The great Overdog,                                                             That heavenly beast                                                             With a star in one eye,                                                             Gives a leap in the east.                                                             He dances upright                                                             All the way to the west,                                                             And never once drops                                                             On his forefeet … Continue reading →

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An Excerpt from Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology

Posted on September 5, 2011 by ST Editors

by David J. Kaplan Writers, as we all know, cannot wait for inspiration and must rely upon the hard reality of persistence. However, occasionally there comes a time when the muse gives rise to a period of unexpected productivity. A … Continue reading →

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