planets | planets
Apr.08.2012
Let's zero in on the Canterbury pilgrims mentioned last time. The essential clue to the whole plan is--they all arrive at sunset to stay for the night. One of the boys in my friend Judy's high school class (where I first went public with the game) said, "They're stars, of course." That opened up...
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Aug.16.2011
Fifteen years ago when scientists postulated that a Martian meteorite named Allan Hills might contain evidence of microscopic fossils of bacteria, the news was received with a mixture of astonishment and skepticism. This week, NASA researchers supported that theory by finding evidence that suggests...
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Sep.18.2009
Storks are normally white. And cranes tend to be grey, though blue is also a possibility. So what do you think a red stork or red crane would be?
紅鶴 (benizuru) red + crane
To block the answer, I’ll share a picture of a hibiscus plant from my garden. I wanted to post this last week to illustrate...
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Apr.23.2009
As I grow older, I am filled more and more with a sense of wonder. This week I visited the Los Angeles Planetarium, which I had not yet seen after its fairly recent renovation. The restored art work in the dome was, of course, fascinating in concept, but it is no Sistine Chapel in execution. What...
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Dec.30.2008
Artist's rendition of a hypervelocity star leaving a galaxy. Image Credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Ten Strangest Things About Our Universe - 2008
At the end of any year, one is confronted with many bottom up lists describing the important events, people, discoveries, and etc....
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Nov.29.2008
Dreams and apotheosis
of empty sphere are inspiration
in singularities of the world.
My eyes seams what will take around.
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