Category Archives: Astronomy

Carnivalia 9/28 – 10/04

Posted on 5 October, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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Carnivalia 9/21 – 9/27

Posted on 29 September, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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Carnivalia — 9/14 – 9/20

Posted on 21 September, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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

Posted on 16 September, 2011 by Sam Wise

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?

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Carnivalia — 9/07 – 9/13

Posted on 14 September, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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Carnivalia — 9/01 – 9/06

Posted on 7 September, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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Carnivalia — 8/17 – 8/23

Posted on 24 August, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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Carnivalia — 8/10 – 8/16

Posted on 17 August, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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Casual Friday — getting into Vesta’s orbit

Posted on 12 August, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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Carnivalia — 8/03 – 8/09

Posted on 10 August, 2011 by Sam Wise

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

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