Category Archives: Science

I just don’t know how xkcd does it. Sadly, this is just the tip of the iceberg. http://xkcd.com/896/

On a recent trip to Maui my family and I found ourselves at the Maui Ocean Center. (Actually, I tend to turn up at the local aquarium of any city I’m visiting that has one – one of these days I really should … Continue reading →

A friend of mine wrote to tell me of a phenomenon that she and her husband witnessed – an enormous white foggy ring around the moon. If you do happen to see it, this ring around the moon is an … Continue reading →

Astronomers recently announced that they had the discovered the oldest/farthest known galaxy …. it is 13.2 Billion light years away. This is awesome for a number of reasons. First on the awesome list is how it was detected. To “see” … Continue reading →