Category Archives: Earth

The Tree of Life

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Zachary H

A big thanks to the folks at NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day blog for this gorgeous image.  It appears as if some sort of worm whole is opening, when in reality it is simply the time lapse of the … Continue reading →

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The End of the World or Beginning of a New Age?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Zachary H

The 2012 winter solstice will occur at 11:12 am gmt (4:12 am AZ time). You may have heard that the Maya predicted the end of the world to occur on this day. Most are skeptical and think this is just … Continue reading →

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The Most Astounding Fact from Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Zachary H

Noted astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson shares his thoughts on the most astounding fact about the Universe. Now to quote Einstein, “The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.” The Most Astounding Fact | The Sly Oyster … Continue reading →

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Women are the Greatest Mystery in the Universe agrees Birthday boy Stephen Hawking!

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Zachary H

Stephen Hawking is one of the most preeminent physicists of modern times and author of the most popular, but not read or understood books of all time: A Brief History of Time. In it he discusses topics such as black holes, … Continue reading →

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Happy Winter Solstice 2011!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Zachary H

Celebrate Saturnalia and start the one year countdown to the end of the Mayan Calendar on December 21, 2012. It’s the End of the World Baby!

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The Coolest Earth Time Lapse Video You’ll See All Day

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Zachary H

The music is a bit annoying and the video goes on for five minutes, but what else are you doing for the next five minutes? Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König … Continue reading →

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Happy Equinox!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Zachary H

Happy Equinox! The Autumnal Equinox marks the end of summer and beginning of fall, it is one of the two days of the year that the length of night and day are equal. For millennia this day has marked the … Continue reading →

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A Basic Question About UfOs.

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Zachary H

UFOs do really exist. Of course, they are simply Unidentified Flying Objects. That’s pretty simple. Now to all of those who claim they are aliens, I pose one simple question: If Aliens did visit the Earth in flying objects, why … Continue reading →

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There is water on the moon! (sort of)

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Zachary H

Water on the moon? Scientists used to think it was as dry as, well, lunar dust. But after a year of analysis NASA today announced that its LCROSS lunar-impact probe mission found up to a billion gallons of water ice … Continue reading →

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Happy Autumnal Equinox!

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Zachary H

Happy Autumnal Equinox everyone! Time to prepare for the dark days of fall and winter to come. Here is the “snake” descending EL Castillo in Chitzen Itza on the vernal equinox.

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Happy Summer Solstice!

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Zachary H

The monolith – moon – sun alignment from 2001.

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