I very much enjoyed chatting with Buzz Aldrin a couple of weeks ago, for some National Geographic News stories leading up to the 40th anniversary of the July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 landing on the moon. I found him honest, personable and generous with his time. But when his publicist offered to send a copy [...]
When the researcher sent the link to thise image for a Universe Today post, my jaw dropped. Absolutely incredible view of a sunspot, by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in my new town of Boulder. You can read more about it in the UT story, or get the full scoop at the [...]
I was the only journalist who attended a press conference in person today at the American Astronomical Society’s Solar Physics Division meeting in Boulder (several others participated by phone). I’m attending just because I happen to live here, as of two weeks ago. What a rare treat! The meeting is a hotbed of brand new [...]
Wow, I didn’t realize how burned out I’d gotten on daily blogging. Do I still have any readers, after finishing “100 Days of Science” and then logging off for a whole week? Well, stick with me, because I just needed a break. I won’t blog daily any more, but I’m still here! Today I’m in [...]
A major research collaboration unmasked Mercury today, revealing more than people have ever known about the closest planet to the Sun. NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft flew by Mercury last fall, and researchers have been mining its data and images to fill in maps for nearly half the planet that were previously [...]
