Contrary to popular belief today's fireworks are nowhere near the United States. They're in Geneva.

Today, if you're reading any news at all that is actually news (as opposed to pop culture Justin Beiber/Lady Gaga drivel) CERN announced the discovery of a Higgs-like boson. Is this news to you? If so, Google it. I'll wait while you deal with ( Read more... )

It's not everyday that you see a letter from the Royal Norwegian Embassy stuck on someone's fridge.

As part of the 4 July celebrations here in Boston the HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl was moored off Pier 4 in the Charlestown Naval Yard. They were having a reception on Monday at 1600 and Steve was invited as a 1st generation Norwegian-American (with a ( Read more... )

The July issue of the journal of the Lunar Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers - the Lunar Observer - is out.

Behold Page 10!

Victory is Mine.

Behold!

"If the cloud breaks quarter past two tomorrow, we look up into the heavens, take photographs of the eclipse, we will be scientists at our work. We'll be looking at the poetry of existence ( Read more... )

At age 47 (Fek!) I've had 3 TVs in my life.

I had a 30cm color set that took me from before college, through college, and into my first job.

In August of 1995 Bu & I decided to get a larger TV in celebration of the premiere of the 2nd Season of Star Trek: Voyager. We were having the crew of the USS Accord, based in Ithaca, up to Cazenovia for ( Read more... )

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This is largely just to get details down. More details - and maybe images - will be forthcoming.

Observed Moon starting at 0149UTC. Concentrated on the Montes Carpatus north and west of Copernicus Crater. Photographically imaged area including Montes Carpatus, Copernicus Crater, Mare Imbrium, and Mare Insularum. I don't think they came out as well ( Read more... )

I have several heroes, people whom I think enough of to remember them, in the form of a holiday, annually.

Today, 23 June, is Turing's Day. Moreso, today, 23 June 2012, is the 100th Anniversary of Turing's Day ( Read more... )

DARE MIGHTY THINGS!

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"From the top of the atmosphere, down to the surface, it takes us seven minutes. It takes 14 minutes or so for the SIGNAL from the spacecraft to make it to Earth - that's how far Mars is away from us. So...when we first get word that we've touched the top of the atmosphere...the vehicle has been alive...or dead...on the surface ( Read more... )