The Winter Solstice
Dec 21
Looking for a nice link to send someone explaining the concept of the Solstice, I came across this excellent series of images from the Wikipedia article on the subject. They show a small island at differing latitudes along with the track of the Sun during both the Summer and Winter solstices.
If the Earth Had Rings
Nov 23What if the Earth had rings? This video explores how it would look ,not just from space but also from various places on the Earth.
Life from Venus Blown to Earth
Jul 26"Prof Chandra Wickramasinghe and Dr Janaki Wickramasinghe claim Venus's clouds contain chemicals that are consistent with the presence of micro organisms." These two are from Cardiff's centre for Astrobiology and the elder of the two has singlehandedly given the field a bad name over the past twenty years. The whole concept of this idea is that life form in clouds on Venus and blew to Earth...
Solar Eclipse 2008
Jun 23
August 1st 2008 will see a solar eclipse visible across much of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and some portions of North America. The eclipse is often being called the 2008 Olympic Eclipse because it comes just days before the commencement of the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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