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February 27, 2021 Earl

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February 27, 2021 Earl

Curiosity’s skycrane maneuverIn this artist’s concept, Curiosity is in the final moments of its descent toward Mars, and is being
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December 20, 2020 Earl

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble When it comes to blowing bubbles, never go toe-to-toe with a galaxy. Ten years ago,
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December 8, 2020 Earl

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy

The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy A second type of quantum computer has now
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December 8, 2020 Earl

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding Physicists are checking whether
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December 6, 2020 Earl

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited In September
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December 5, 2020 Earl

Solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

New research indicates comets carry all the elements required for life. ABSTRACT Here, we report the detection of phosphorus
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October 15, 2020 Earl

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and
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October 6, 2020 Earl

Comparison of images with and without Adaptive Optics

Adaptive optics control the surfaces of a telescope’s optic – often the main mirror – to take into account the
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September 22, 2020 Earl

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet Data from Southwest Research Institute-led instruments
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October 16, 2012 Telescopes

36″ Refractor User Guide

For those who want to see how to drive a big, but manually controlled telescope, here’s the user guide for the 36″ Lick Refractor

In sad news, Sir Bernard Lovell has passed away. Sir Bernard was the founder of the Jodrell Bank Observatory. More info here. Sir Bernard, who was born near Bristol and studied in

April 10, 2012 Site news

And away we go!

A little bit of history – I started this site way back in early 2002. Back then it was PHP-Nuke based and that seemed like a good idea at the

June 17, 2002 Telescopes

GS-880 10 inch Dob review – from 2002!!!

NOTE: This review was published on my original site back in June 2002 – leaving it here with the original date, pics and text – plus for my now adult