Category Archives: Astronomy

Interesting comparison between Climate denials and Evolution denials

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ttheobald

Article can be found here. It was particularly interesting to me to see that a few other people have begun to see the similarities between the tactics of climate-change deniers and the creationist evolution-deniers.  Their tactics are pretty simple:  can’t … Continue reading →

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That’s heavy!

Posted on August 8, 2011 by ttheobald

Pun fully intended – a while back it was theorized that the Earth’s magnetic field might serve as a trap for antiprotons, which would be created either in the sun and expelled on the solar wind, or created by cosmic … Continue reading →

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Pretty freaking neat!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by ttheobald

National Geographic has really cool tool you can use to “create your own solar system” – it’s a lot harder than it looks! You start with a star, and add planets (hint: the little tag attached to your planet gives … Continue reading →

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