Post-holiday Interlude - (USA)
Thankful for Many Things Sad About the News I spent yesterday doing the Thanksgiving Holiday thing here. For most of the world it was just another Thursday; here in the U.S. it was a day to cook a big meal, eat it, and then feel thankful about things. It’s something of a personal holiday for me — I spend time thinking about what I’ve accomplished in my work and career and in my life as a whole. It’s a time of reflection about many things, including the astronomy and space science topics that http://thespacewriter.com/wp/2008/11/28/post-holiday-interlude/
Watching the night sky is a fun family activity - (USA)
If you are in the east coast part of the country, have you looked up at the western sky and seen two really bright objects just hanging there? I have here where I live and I think the objects are Jupiter and Saturn , I am not positive. If I had a telescope I might be able to get a clearer view and properly identify them though, they kind of give me the wiggies.I had a telescope once along time ago,and it was so awesome to actually see the moons surface. The place where people like my Dad worked http://jerichooncbs.blogspot.com/2008/11/watching-night-sky-is-fun-family.html
Template:Science in India - (USA)
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NASA’s SOFIA flying telescope gets pictured - (USA)
Ah, science. How you intrigue me. Take for instance what NASA is up to. Their Stratospheric Observatory Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA airborne telescope is on the job (though that’s still three years away) and the device just got its picture taken for all to see. Made by modifying a Boeing 747, the SOFIA features a 2.5-meter telescope and just received a High-speed Imaging Photometer for Occultation. This latter object will make it possible to measure the surfaces of objects and atmospheres. http://www.jgadgets.com/2008/11/28/nasa%e2%80%99s-sofia-flying-telescope-gets-pictured
Book Review: Death From The Skies! - (USA)
Phil Plait has a new book out, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . ., and it is all about the end of the world and death of all humans. Phil is the author of the Bad Astronomy blog and recently took over as head of JREF, the James Randi Educational Foundation, the funnest skeptic's organization on the planet. Since Phil is a Ph.D. scientist he takes a different approach than you might expect from end-of-the-world movie plots. With each chapter Phil opens with a stor http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/11/death-from-the.html
NASA’s SOFIA flying telescope gets pictured - (USA)
Ah, science. How you intrigue me. Take for instance what NASA is up to. Their Stratospheric Observatory Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA airborne telescope is nearing its first day on the job (though that’s still three years away) and the device just got its picture taken for all to see. Made by modifying a Boeing 747, the SOFIA features a 2.5-meter telescope and just received a High-speed Imaging Photometer for Occultation. This latter object will make it possible to measure the surfaces of ob http://www.slashgear.com/nasas-sofia-flying-telescope-gets-pictured-2824517/
Astronomers and UFOs - (USA)
Astronomers and UFOs Posted November 27th, 2008 by Greg Alien Nation Discovery Channel is launching a new series called UFOs Over Earth (sample videos available via the link), and as part of the publicity for the premiere have included a commentary by Phil 'Bad Astronomy' Plait on the skeptical view of UFOs. Plait - the skeptic du jour, and inheritor to the crown of James 'The Amazing' Randi - has said pretty much the same before, such as in this video: In both versions, one of P http://www.dailygrail.com/news/astronomers-and-ufos
The Carnival of Space #81 - (USA)
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the Carnival of Space! It's fitting that Tiny Mantras was given the chance to host this weekly collection of cosmological articles on this holiday, because I am definitely thankful for the wealth of astronomy blogs and sites out there. You see, you've reached what some would call a "mommy blog," but one in which I do a lot of reflecting on how to keep up with and nurture my son's intense passion for space and other scientific interests. Between this carnival an http://www.tinymantras.com/2008/11/carnival-of-space-81.html
PFBlogger Spotlight: Pinyo of Moolanomy - (USA)
This edition of PFBlogger Spotlight takes a look at one of the most enterprising personal finance bloggers out there, Pinyo of Moolanomy. In addition to running a popular personal finance blog, Pinyo works hard at putting together a social media site focused on personal finance, PFBuzz, as well as a bustling forum, carnival, network, and other blogs! I have no idea where he finds the time but he does and does it well. I had a chance, earlier this year, to interview Pinyo and for the series. http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/pfblogger-spotlight-pinyo-of-moolanomy.html
Celestron SkyScout Website - (USA)
The SkyScout is a revolutionary handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more. http://www.celestron.com/skyscout/
Blogosphere Canadian Fireball Updates - (USA)
University of Calgary graduate student Ellen Milley poses with a fragment of a meteorite in a small pond near Lloydminster, Sask. (AP) Although I am still in Las Vegas enjoying the Thanksgiving aftermath, I wanted to give an update of the Canadian fireball that dramatically exploded over the Saskatchewan skies last week. Having read though some of the updates across the space blogosphere, I thought it would be good to give the event a brief rundown via the pile of space blogs that have been http://www.astroengine.com/?p=2383
Giving thanks - (USA)
Giving thanks Today in the United States is the holiday of Thanksgiving, one of our more deeply tradition-laden days. I suspect most people in other countries know this as the time we eat turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie (though not me, I prefer chocolate pie). And then there’s the shopping the next day, of course. But there is also the tradition after which the holiday itself is named: giving thanks. People do it in different ways, of course. At a family dinner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/27/giving-thanks/
