February 21, 2006 
Faces on Mars. Many-forwarded emails claiming that Mars would be the size of the full moon last summer. Astrology. Asteroids on collision course with earth, predicted years ahead of time.
There's a term for all of this: Bad astronomy.
The fact is that the universe amazing place in its own right.... continue reading...
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tabloid July 29, 2005 
Summer nights, camping under the stars, what a way to look forward to spending a vacation. But while looking at those stars, have you ever wondered about them? Especially the ones closest to the Earth. I mean the other planets that go around the sun with us, as well as t... continue reading...
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