Category Archives: Astronomy

Carnivalia 9/28 – 10/04

The past week’s bounty crop of science-related blog carnivals awaits you…

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Carnivalia 9/21 – 9/27

A day late (if not a dollar short), here’s the past week’s selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for you

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, History, Math, Space | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Carnivalia — 9/14 – 9/20

The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for your reading enjoyment…

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Math, Space | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Casual Friday — how big are “massive” solar flares?

The press love to use the word “massive” when talking about solar flares. They do this partly, I suppose, because they’re trying to get people’s attention. But I suspect they’re also just running to the end of what language alone can describe. So how big is a solar flare?

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Space, YouTubing | Tagged , | Comments Off

Carnivalia — 9/07 – 9/13

The past week’s selection of science-related blog carnivals for your reading enjoyment

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Space | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Carnivalia — 9/01 – 9/06

The past week’s bumper crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals awaits your reading pleasure…

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Math, Space | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Carnivalia — 8/17 – 8/23

The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals for you…

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Math, Space | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Carnivalia — 8/10 – 8/16

The past week’s selection of science-related blog carnivals for you…

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Foundations of science, History, Humanity, Space | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Casual Friday — getting into Vesta’s orbit

Asteroids are small, and so have very weak gravity — how do you get into orbit around one? With great delicacy, it seems…

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Space, Technology | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Carnivalia — 8/03 – 8/09

The past week’s selection of science-related blog carnivals…

Continue reading

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off