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I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Exoplanets, Iron, Evolution and Strange Geochemistry
Science stories and topics have been piling up in my ‘to do’ list for more than a year. This week, I’m catching up on what we’re learning about life here on Earth; and developments in the ongoing search for extraterrestrial … Continue reading
Posted in Exoplanets and Aliens, Science News, Series
Tagged astrobiology, astronomy, biology, evolution, exomoons, exoplanets, geology, science, stars
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My Week that Was, and Wonderfully Weird Worlds
Monday afternoon was sunny and warm. For central Minnesota in January. The high was around 32° Fahrenheit, 0° Celsius. Our sidewalk and driveway were free(ish) of snow, with a bit over a half-foot covering the yard. The weather station at … Continue reading
Posted in a Writer, Being, Journal
Tagged COVID-19, exoplanets, health, Minnesota, planets, weather
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Big Planet, Wide Orbit, Unsolved Mystery: b Centauri(AB)b
Scientists in Sweden, taking part in 2019’s BEAST program that used SPHERE on the VLT discovered an ‘it might be an exoplanet.’ In 2021, they got confirmation. They’d spotted an exoplanet. And SPHERE on the VLT1 has an picture of … Continue reading
Posted in Exoplanets and Aliens, Science News, Series
Tagged astronomy, exoplanets, planets, science
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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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