Monthly Archives: February 2023

Galaxies, Gravity and a Hot Terrestrial Planet 0 (0)

“NASA’s Webb Reveals Intricate Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies“Laura Betz, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland; Christine Pulliam, Hannah Braun, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland; Editor Jamie Adkins (February 16, 2023) “Researchers using NASA’s James … Continue reading

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Lent 2023: Prayer and Prepping For Easter 0 (0)

This post should be online just after midnight, on the morning of Ash Wednesday. Meanwhile, New Orleans will have almost six hours of their Mardi Gras left. There’s a reason for that, and it’s not that New Orleans Mardi Gras … Continue reading

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Ancient Stone Tools: Hello, Fellow Humans? 0 (0)

“Ancient stone tools found in Kenya made by early humans“ BBC News (February 10, 2023) “Archaeologists in Kenya have dug up some of the oldest stone tools ever used by ancient humans, dating back around 2.9 million years. “It is … Continue reading

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Exoplanets, Dust, and Who Sees Data First? 0 (0)

It’s been a little over 10 years since scientists spotted Kepler-22 b. It was the first time we’d spotted a transiting exoplanet that’s in its sun’s habitable zone. That may or may not mean that Kepler-22 b is habitable. The … Continue reading

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Technical Difficulties 0 (0)

I have a post ready. It should have been online 56 minutes ago. But I have been unable to post/publish it. I may not be able to post this, either. But maybe something very short and simple will work; where … Continue reading

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