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Any Landing You Can Radio Back From: IM-1 Odyssey

“Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.”(Gerald R. Massie, photographer, following the crash-landing of his B-17 (1944) (from “Stayin alive — 16 favorite aviation quotes“, Dan Littmann, Air Facts (August 25, 2016)) So far, this has … Continue reading

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Hearing the Universe, Touching the Stars

A musician who’s also a scientist found music in TRAPPIST-1 data. Meanwhile, 3D models help folks ‘see’ galaxies: and I found a Lenten connection in all that. Sonification and Switching Senses for Science I’d planned on geeking out over music, … Continue reading

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The Cabrières Biota: an Ordovician Snapshot

When I saw “epic importance” and “fossils” in the same headline, I figured whatever’d been found would be at least somewhat out of the ordinary. I’ve learned to take journalistic puffery with at least a few grains of salt. But … Continue reading

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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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Capital Punishment: It Could be Worse

It seems that, no matter how bad things are: they could be worse. Take Alabama’s recent execution of a Mr. Smith, for example. There’s been discussion of whether or not using nitrogen gas was okay, along with the ongoing capital … Continue reading

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