Marianne Dyson January 2017
When does the new year begin? It depends on where you live! When my grandfather
Category: Science Snacks
Star of Wonder
Marianne Dyson December 2016
One of my favorite Christmas carols is
The Moon’s Black Eyes
Marianne Dyson, November 2016
The November full Moon is super-sized! Of course the Moon is not actually changing size: it only appears about 14 percent larger (and 30 percent brighter) because it is closer to Earth. Though the Moon passes this close (called perigee) every month, it doesn
The (Soft) Power of Space Policy
Marianne Dyson, October 2016
On October 3, I attended
Night Sky on Mars
Marianne Dyson, September 2016
My Night Sky Observing at the Worldcon in Kansas City was rained out. I hope some of you had clear skies and observed Saturn, Mars, and Antares aligned in Scorpio (which is now a triangle), and used my Animated Moon Map to find the Apollo sites.
This month the autumnal equinox falls on September 22, and that got me wondering about what season it is on Mars, and what I might take people to see if I did a Night Sky program there. My brain liked this exercise, so I thought I
Terraforming Mars
(Not) Freezing in Space
July 2016
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Caption: In March 1965, Russian Alexei Leonov (1934–) nearly died during the first ever spacewalk. (Image
Will Space Make You Sick?
June 2016
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My experience with space sickness is documented in Science Fiction versus the Real Thing: What I learned on NASA
Convincing the Skeptics
May 2016 Science Snacks
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Howdy, and a special welcome to those of you who subscribed via the Rice/Ride Family STEM Festival, the Texas Library Association conference, or the Ohioana Book Festival in April. I hope you enjoy your first science
STS-1 Mission Control
April 2016
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Hello, and a special welcome to those of you who subscribed after my visits to the University of Florida