Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter (use form above) have received occasional updates, but as you can see, I have not had time to anything to this blog for nearly two years. Fortunately, there’s a quick and easy source for the major updates: Beyond UFOs has just been released in paperback and e-book […]
Dear Friends, I’ve noticed an increase in this list’s number of subscribers, so welcome to all of you who are new! The revolutions spreading across the Middle East make clear that this is a momentous time in human history. But political change is not the only major change that is currently happening. On the scientific […]
Dear Friends, It’s been an exciting year in space science, and my apologies for the delay in getting the latest news to you. But a couple recent developments have gotten a lot of press, so I want to update you on those, as well as on the upcoming total lunar eclipse, which will be visible […]
Greetings! Hope everyone is having a good 2010. And welcome to the many new subscribers; not sure how you found out about this list, but thanks for joining. Before we turn to the space (and math) news, a quick note about events: * Boston Area readers: I will be giving a public talk at Harvard […]
Dear Friends, As you’ve surely heard, the scandal surrounds e-mails that have been said to show a concerted effort by a group of climate scientists to distort data and to silence skeptics of global warming. While defenders of the scientists say that these e-mails are being taken out of context, my own read on the […]
Dear Friends, Had to get this e-mail out quickly so you don’t miss Tuesday night’s Leonid meteor shower. Details below, along with a few other news items, including yesterday’s exciting announcement about water on the Moon and an update on whether the world is really coming to an end in 2012 (it’s not). Apologies for […]
Happy Moon Landing Anniversary! Forty years ago today, humans first set foot on another world when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon (with Michael Collins circling above). Six more Apollo missions followed, five of which landed on the Moon (while Apollo 13 returned safely to Earth after an accident […]
Happy International Year of Astronomy! Four hundred years ago, in 1609, Galileo built a telescope and turned it to the heavens, making crucial discoveries that helped overturn the ancient belief in an Earth-centered universe. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of these discoveries, the United Nations has designated 2009 as International Year of Astronomy (IYA). […]
Happy holidays! Lots of exciting space news, starting with the current conjunction of Venus and Jupiter that you must not miss (see item 1 below). And I’m especially excited to report that the Voyage Scale Model Solar System is now spreading to communities around the world (see item 5 below); if you’d like to bring […]
Hello everyone, The economy and politics have dominated the news, but there are happenings in space, too. So read on for my space news update, as well as brief entries about the economic crisis and Columbus Day… Hope you enjoy it. I welcome your replies. Before I begin the news, just a quick update on […]
