There are several different classes of supernovae. For example, Type II supernovae are associated with larger mass stars. The Sun will not terminate as a supernova, but may potentially evolve into a standard (or not) planetary nebula (see the Universe Today post “Astronomers Hint that our...
Both of Sherwood’s “Double O” novels are masterclasses in world-building. The Double O section is now headed by Moneypenny, who, in this version of the timeline, rose through the ranks with Bond. A male version of M still oversees the Secret Service in general, but he’s a kindly ...
If you’re like me and you stargaze while backpacking for days (or weeks) in the wilderness, I would not recommend taking any special equipment. Weight is awful to carry over miles. If weight is a great concern for you like it is for me, then the only piece of kit you really need ...
Got kids? Let their teacher(s) know. Some schools will still be out on 8/21/2017, but teachers may well want to let their classes know about the eclipse, as well as experience it for themselves. Bring the family! And I mean extended family, too. This is certainly something family mem...
Got kids? Let their teacher(s) know. Some schools will still be out on 8/21/2017, but teachers may well want to let their classes know about the eclipse, as well as experience it for themselves. Bring the family! And I mean extended family, too. This is certainly something family mem...
The classes I’ve mentioned require the support of multi-million dollar sponsors. And funny cars and top fuel dragsters “may require” a $50,000 plus engine change or rebuild after every run! Then there is the expense of travel…as very few could afford to be on the road for sometimes...
Students on lunch break drew near. Dobson had slipped into his showman’s persona, the one that caused Smithsonian magazine to call him a “carny barker for the cosmos.” “The sun’s a big green ball,” he said, because it looks that way through the telescope’s filters. “The sunspot...
1. There’s a French cooking school.L’Ecole de la Maison, in the Osthoff Resort (thank you, Lola), offers culinary classes on everything from truffles and chocolates to casual Italian. While I was busy cooking lemon curd and rolling out homemade baguettes in the cooking school’s gorgeou...
1. There’s a French cooking school.L’Ecole de la Maison, in the Osthoff Resort (thank you, Lola), offers culinary classes on everything from truffles and chocolates to casual Italian. While I was busy cooking lemon curd and rolling out homemade baguettes in the cooking school’s gorgeou...
(high school and college) come to NRAO for an intense course in radio astronomy. The staff turn on the knowledge firehose and “really pour it on them”, as Mr. Sizemore puts it. They have classes during the day and then do research at night with the telescopes. He says it’s not ...