Record Snowfall?
After experiencing a very warm and dry Spring it looks like Winter will try to make a minor comeback tomorrow night. As we have been talking about the last few days, there is a potential for...
View ArticleSpace Missions, Present & Future
I see Tony posted a couple of pictures from other planets (Mars and Mercury) in yesterday’s blog entry, and it reminded me of how long the rovers have been on Mars. It is hard to believe they landed...
View ArticleInteresting Recaps and Follows Ups
For a recap of the month of July be sure to check Tony’s blog post from yesterday. Only one correction to the stats: we have hit 94 degrees 4 different times this year – once in June and three times in...
View ArticleMeteorological Seasons and Other Tidbits
Being that it is August 31st, it is time to bring up the definition of the season’s once again. I am still on my crusade to redefine the season to follow how it feels outside, instead of the position...
View ArticleSearching For Life Again
In yesterday’s blog I mentioned the race to discover what life might exist in Antarctic lakes trapped for millions of years under miles of ice. For those wanting a few more details, lo and behold, here...
View ArticleWhere Did the “White Christmas” Come From?
Through the years I have become more and more amazed at the number of people who hate Winter. I am unsure as to the exact reason but it is interesting. Many people I meet actually use the word “hate”...
View ArticleOpportunity for Eight Years!
Time for a little space news update on one of the events I started reporting on 8 years ago – the Opportunity Rover. It is has just completed it’s eighth year on Mars and it is still going strong. It...
View ArticleMore Deciphering Results
With the large volume of scientific studies being published every day, it can be hard to understand or decipher it all. Many times it seems like a new research result will contradict an older study,...
View ArticleA Long Time Coming
Readers of the blog might remember that I used to do frequent space news updates. I find the topic very interesting, however, many people did not, so I only write about it sparingly, mainly to update...
View ArticleSpace News Follow-Up
I don’t cover space news in a the blog as much as I used to, because it seems like not as many people are interested nowadays, but I do enjoy follow-ups on stories I covered in the past. Thankfully,...
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