Last night I lay in bed smelling the fresh air through my open window. It was a dark night and my eyes were drooping, but I like to look outside before dropping off to assure myself that the outdoors is still there.I glanced out to see the yard was full of sparkles. Fireflies were out … Continue reading Night Lights in June
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Ongoing Mystery of Tabby’s Star
What? You don't know about Tabby's Star? It's a wonderful mystery. It began in 2009 when the Kepler space telescope began looking for planets around distant suns. Because of the massive amount of data collected by Kepler (for 4 years it took data points on over 150,000 stars every half hour) the team behind the … Continue reading Ongoing Mystery of Tabby’s Star
The Nature of Things 