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A Star by Any Other Name, and a Galilean Interlude
I started writing about stars, names, designations and how we got to a point where Sirius is also known as BD-16°1591, ADS 5423 and GJ 244. That started me thinking about telescopes, Galileo, Aristotle and Dante. One Star, Many Names: … Continue reading
Posted in Discursive Detours
Tagged astronomy, cosmology, getting a grip, history, science, stars
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HD 63935: Two Sub-Neptunes and Maybe More
Designations like HD 63935 b and c don’t exactly roll of the tongue. Although with a little work I might pronounce them “trippingly on the tongue,” as Hamlet put it. Maybe saying “sixty five ninety three five bee and cee” … Continue reading
Posted in Exoplanets and Aliens, Science News, Series
Tagged astronomy, cosmology, exoplanets, planets, science
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Supernova Requiem: Reruns From a Gravity Lens
Nothing in this universe lasts forever, including stars. Massive stars live fast and die young: exploding as supernovae. One of these, AT2016jka, nicknamed “Requiem,” was first spotted in 2016. It showed up again in 2019. Scientists figure they’ll get another … Continue reading
“One Small Step” in a Long Journey
“A journey of a thousand li starts with a single step.” (“Tao Te Ching,” Laozi) “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Neil Armstrong) I figure the journey to Earth’s moon began when someone looked … Continue reading
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Tagged America, astronomy, cosmology, folklore and myth, history, politics, science, Solar moons, space exploration, technology
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