4 articles tagged astronomy

It looks like the folks in astronomy are getting a treat Tuesday night.  An asteroid the size of “4 city blocks” is going to come closer to Earth than the …

This is absolutely stunning.  A multi-national crew locked themselves up in a mock space craft for over a year to determine the psychological effects it would have.  Who can imagine …

After an asteroid came remarkably close to Earth recently, I began wondering just what would happen to man-kind if one actually struck.  Here is a fun talk that gives an …

Remember in Star Trek when the operations officer (usually Commander Data) was scanning for “M-class” planets?  Well, it looks like we mere humans of the 21st century don’t need …