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SkyWatch
Jan 22, 2010 22:16
During the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958) the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory launched Project Moonwatch . This amazing citizen sci..

IYA Closing Ceremony
Jan 9, 2010 14:42
As I write this the International Year of Astronomy closing ceremony is taking place. If you are quick you can catch some of the live webcast . Curre..


Advisor to the planets^h^h^h stars
Feb 8, 2010 21:14
I was pleasantly surprised to see my old friend Kevin Grazier — planetary scientist with Cassini, and science advisor for Battlestar Galactica ..

Earth Sky interviews me about NASA’s future
Feb 8, 2010 19:00
I was recently interviewed on EarthSky about Obama's budget and future plans for NASA. I talked about some of the things I covered in my earlier blog..


Quantum Photosynthesis
Feb 5, 2010 16:22
This is an idea that has been bouncing around for a while, but is now apparently seen in experiments: real-world photosynthesis taking advantage of q..

Sport Science: Human vs. Bow
Feb 4, 2010 17:02
Super Bowl Sunday is, of course, the great American holiday. Past years have seen inspirational performances by Joe Namath, Joe Montana, and Janet Ja..


WISE has found its first comet, P/2010 B2 (WISE)
Feb 8, 2010 20:50
Having discovered its first asteroid on January 12, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has now officially discovered its first comet, P/2010 B..

Manic Monday: Chocolate Hills, Io, and NASA's budget
Feb 8, 2010 18:21
Although I am not suffering under the "snowpocalypse" on the East Coast, I woke up to Monday absolutely buried under a massive pile of things to do fo..


Storm gave year of water to 8,000 people
Feb 8, 2010 22:15
SOMEWHERRRRRRE ... Gregg Smith of Newport Beach took this image of a rainbow on Saturday. The Orange County Water District says it captured about 650..

19 UCI buildings have fire safety problems
Feb 8, 2010 19:25
Many of UCI's older instruction and research buildings need fire safety improvements, says a new report. This image shows on of UCI's original social..



“…the Northern Lights a-Runnin' Wild in the Land of the Midnight Sun…”
Feb 8, 2010 15:26
Do you recognize that song quote?  It's from North to Alaska , by Johnny Horton, in 1960.  For most people raised in the Southeastern or Southwestern..

Shuttle Launch
Feb 8, 2010 10:49
Click here to view the embedded video. Marian is coming right up, just wanted to share the shuttle launch. Source