Hillary Clinton on science |
Hillary Clinton on science
written by Phil Plait for the Bad Astronomy Blog
"Let me start this off with a disclaimer right away: I am not endorsing Hillary Clinton for President. Not yet, certainly, i...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:16:00 PST |
Self Organizing Space Dust Could Be a Precursor to Life |
Self Organizing Space Dust Could Be a Precursor to Life
Written by Fraser Cain
As if searching for life wasn't already difficult enough, physicists now think that clouds of particles in space...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:45:00 PST |
Reality vs. Imaginary: Chris Mooney nails it |
"Chris Mooney nails it
Chris Mooney was just at YearlyKos (next year, I swear, I'll try to go) and wrote his experiences up at HuffPo. He is describing science versus the fantasy-thinking practiced b...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:17:00 PST |
Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen |
Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen
Gravitational Lenses. Source:CaltechClick to enlarge
Astronomers announced today that they've located the most distant galaxies ever seen, 13.2 billion light-years awa...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:36:00 PST |
NASA Administrator Isn't Sure Global Warming is a Problem |
NASA Administrator Isnâ¬"t Sure Global Warming is a Problem
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin Click to enlarge
I've got to say, I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this today. N...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:53:00 PST |
Hexagonal Structure at Saturns North Pole |
Hexagonal Structure at Saturn's North PoleMarch 30th, 2007 .. by Fraser Cain -->
Hexagonal structure on Saturn. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSIClick to enlarge
New Cassini infrared images of Saturn have ...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:22:00 PST |
New Mexico to Pluto: you're always a planet to us |
New Mexico to Pluto: youâ¬"re always a planet to us
I'm a little late on this one, which came out this morning: the New Mexico legislature has declared that Pluto is a planet. Kindof.
Here is the text...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:25:00 PST |
Reflections on a Mote of Dust |
Reflections on a Mote of Dust
-- Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
We succeeded in taking that picture [from deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyo...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:31:00 PST |
Should creationists be able to get PhDs in geoscience? |
Should creationists be able to get PhDs in geoscience?
No.
This is in reference to Marcus Ross, a young-Earth creationist who just got his PhD from Rhode Island University (a place I will tell The Li...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:14:00 PST |
Evidence of Fluids on Mars |
"Spacecraft Finds Evidence of Underground Fluids on Mars
Ridges on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Click to enlarge
Here's an interesting new result from NASA's Mars Reconnaissa...
Posted by Chris Beatz on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:12:00 PST |
