Bad Astronomy
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757-990-8980 - 20 hours ago
For about a year now, I’ve been getting spam calls to my cell phone. This is more than annoying: I pay for my minutes, so this actually costs me money, directly.A lot of these calls have a recorded voice telling me that this is the second notice of. The odd couple and the missing neutron star - 21 hours ago
Pulsars are intrinsically cool.Take a massive star. Let it cook for a few millions years. Then the core collapses, and the outer layers explode outward in a supernova. The inner part, the core, can become a black hole, or the almost-equally-bizarre... Carnival of Space #54 - 22 hours ago
The 54th Carnival of Space is up at Altair VI. I love the name of that blog, though I’m surprised I don’t get 403 errors when I go there.Hahahaha! Get it? Man, I’m a dork. The Universe so bright, it’s gotta wear shades - 23 hours ago
Every now and again I see a news release that makes me sit back and say, "Really? Wow!" This latest one falls squarely in that category: European and Australian astronomers are reporting that the Universe is almost twice as bright as we had... Why Pamela Gay rocks - 1 day ago
I have been friends with Pamela Gay, of Star Stryder and Astronomy Cast, for many years. I’ve always been a fan of her style: she’s a great teacher, writer, and outreach pro. She just gave me two great reasons to like her even more....






















