Occultation of Mars
The Moon passed in front of the planet Mars on Feb. 18, and the view from Tucson was spectacular in a dark pre-dawn sky. This image shows Mars emerging...
Spooky Exoplanets
Just in time for Halloween, NASA has released a Galaxy of Horrors exoplanet campaign, featuring vintage-style scary posters.
One poster features the film Zombie Worlds, presented by “Planets Caught in...
Centre for Astrophysics established at Univ. of Waterloo
Astrophysicists can mostly agree that something called dark energy is expanding our Universe at an accelerating rate. That discovery was groundbreaking, but that’s only half the puzzle. Two of...
Convergence Conference at Arcosanti
The annual Convergence Conference & Festival will be held at Arcosanti, north of Phoenix, from Oct. 11-13. As the conference website states, "At the core of the Convergence is...
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Charade or Theatre?
According to the dictionary, a charade is “an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance.” The opening play at the Rogue...
CULTURAL ARCHETYPES, Part 3 of 4
Civilization is complex, and philosophers often use archetypes like general laws in order to simplify complex realities. I am not a philosopher, but I...
Poetry in Archaic Greece
When one thinks of Ancient Greece, the mind goes at once to the so-called Classical Period, when Athens flourished, great philosophy was written, and...
