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Jezero Sediment, TOI-715 b: Headlines and Extraterrestrial Life

Last month ended with headlines hinting that our first glimpse of extraterrestrial life was just around the corner. A week later, there’s the usual politics and pandemonium in the news: but no space aliens. I’m not surprised. I’m not disappointed, … Continue reading

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More Family Health Issues, or, NOW What?!

As number-one daughter said Tuesday evening, ‘what is it with this family?’ Earlier that evening, I’d learned that a member of the extended family was — good news — alive, conscious, and home. Not good news — a vehicle had … Continue reading

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Cancer in the Family, Update: Operation This Week

Recapping what I said week before last: our number-two daughter has cancer, but our granddaughter’s left arm has healed nicely. I’m still feeling blank, emotionally. As I said then: “…how do I feel about one of our children having cancer? … Continue reading

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Cancer in the Family

First, the good news. Our number-two daughter’s cancer is slow-growing. The not-so-good news is that it’s aggressive. And, of course, that she’s got cancer. I learned about the cancer in early January.1 The family knows a little more now, and … Continue reading

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Double Jupiters, a JuMBO Puzzle; Antimatter Falls Down

Every time we develop new tech for studying this universe, we find something new. New to us, that is. This week, I’ll be talking about unexpected Jupiter-size objects in the Orion Nebula, and why scientists at CERN dropped a few … Continue reading

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