Data That Matters December 2019

“Go West, young man” (person, whatever) is less likely to happen as mobility in the US declined from about 20% Continue reading →

We Lost 100 Stars

It’s probably not aliens, but – aliens? A typical astronomical news item announces the discovery of a new star, galaxy, Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2018

Currencies are crashing: India (-10%), Indonesia (-8%), Argentina (-52%), and Turkey (-42%) while Venezuela is expected to have 1,000,000% inflation this Continue reading →

Trash In Space

It sounds funny but trash is space is decidedly deadly. Of the 20,000 objects we have in orbit, 95% are Continue reading →

Fast-ish Magnetic Field Flips

The bad news: Earth’s protective magnetic field can flip so north is south, south is north. That’s bad for protecting us Continue reading →

New Nearby Planets Found

“Three Earth-mass worlds found around a small red star only 12 light-years away.” – NASA “Only” is a relative term, Continue reading →

SETI Considers New Targets

The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence continues to look at and listen to stars for evidence of other civilizations. Another target Continue reading →

Comet Overdue

Remember that bumper sticker from before the election, “Giant Meteor 2016 – Just End It Already”? Well, NASA reminds us Continue reading →