Monthly Archives: April 2024

Kamoʻoalewa: Breakaway Asteroid and Quasi-Moon 0 (0)

The asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa isn’t exactly Earth’s second moon. But it’s been circling our world for centuries: and near Earth’s orbit for much longer. Now scientists say they’ve traced the asteroid back to Giordano Bruno crater on the Moon. I’ll … Continue reading

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Voyager 1: Back Online, Still Outward Bound 0 (0)

This isn’t what I’m writing about this week, but it’s noteworthy: “NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth“Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology (April 22, 2024 ) “After some inventive sleuthing, the mission team can — … Continue reading

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Finally Getting Back to Mass 0 (0)

I went to Mass yesterday, Sunday, for the first time since — Holy Week, at least. I haven’t been keeping track. Getting to Sunday Mass is a very important part of being Catholic, but so is being a good neighbor … Continue reading

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Evolution and a Gene Expression Code Library 0 (0)

Scientists have found gene groups we have in common with nearly all animals: thousands of them, from a code library that’s more than half a billion years old. I’ll be talking about that this week, plus why I see no … Continue reading

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Cancer Concerns, Prayer, and My Family 0 (0)

Our number-two daughter is still getting radiation therapy for her cancer: and not enjoying the process. Well, of course not. If she sincerely enjoyed nausea, I’d have yet another reason for concern on her behalf. Our son-in-law called today, mentioning … Continue reading

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