Diary of a Mad Eclipse Enthusiast

Mon. Aug 21- Totality Totality was nothing like I expected. I was prepared to be awed. I hoped to be dumbstruck. Instead, totality spread before … read more
Mon. Aug 21- Totality Totality was nothing like I expected. I was prepared to be awed. I hoped to be dumbstruck. Instead, totality spread before … read more
Cassini’s amazing 20-year exploration of the planet Saturn is coming to a magnificent end as the last of its fuel dwindles away. And like so many of Cassini’s … read more
A solar system of seven planets, including three “goldilocks” planets, has been discovered NASA announced today. The planets orbit Trappist I, a small, ultra-cool dwarf star 39 … read more
Poll after poll tells Americans how hopelessly divided we are on politics. We hear about “fake news” and we assume it’s folks of the other political … read more
It’s not quite a new moon orbiting Earth; it’s a quasi-satellite. That’s how NASA describes 2016 HO3, the tiny asteroid tagging along with us as we saunter around … read more
Dark matter. It’s never been detected. And what it is, exactly, nobody knows. Yet this mysterious, non-luminous substance makes up most of the matter in the … read more
A team of Harvard physicists believe they have successfully created metallic hydrogen, “Science” online reported Jan. 26. The feat was accomplished by subjecting liquid hydrogen … read more
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) quietly issued a statement Monday, Aug. 29, saying a signal had been detected coming from a solar system … read more