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August 6 – Ain’t It Cool News!
Today’s factismal: For the first time ever, a human spacecraft is orbiting a comet. If you plan to study the planets, you’ll need to learn a little geology, a little physics, a little chemistry, a...
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October 16 – Almost Home
Today’s factismal: The closest known extrasolar planet is Alpha Centauri Bb, a mere 4.4 light years away! There’s an old astronomy joke that goes “What is the name of the closest star?” Ask that of...
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November 11 – Call Me Ishmael
Today’s Factismal: Tomorrow morning, the human race harpoons a comet for the very first time. This is a very special time in human history. We are doing things and going places that we’ve never been...
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November 13 – Great Comet, Batman!
Today’s factismal: On November 13, 1577, Tycho Brahe (and millions of others) saw the “Great Comet” that sparked the heliocentric revolution. History is a funny thing. The littlest incidents can cause...
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January 4 – Simply Saturn
Today’s factismal: The Cassini probe has been orbiting Saturn since June 30, 2004. Sending a robotic probe to a planet is never easy. It can take ten years to get the plan approved, another decade to...
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April 10 – Cluster Crunch
Today’s factismal: There are about 5,000 galaxies (including the Milky Way) in the Virgo Supercluster. There is a poem by Jonathan Swift that goes like this: The vermin only teaze and pinch Their foes...
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