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Up In the Sky

mysteryGuy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:32:03 +0000

Observers around the world have noticed weird glowing clouds. Scientists have theories, but I think they’re overlooking the obvious. Aliens are trying to terraform our planet for their own purposes.

Water On the Moon

mysteryGuy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:27:56 +0000

Three different papers published in Science today have found proof of water on the moon. What I want to know is, when can I sign up for a lunar beach vacation? I’m still waiting on the jetpack I was promised.

This just in: NASA Has Sense of Humor!

DrNecropolis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:13:47 +0000

In an unusual turn of events NASA has revealed that it does, in fact, have a sense of humor! NASA released this on their recent executive package (Flight Day 6)

Now the giggles don’t end there; if you go to the PDF of the executive package, you’ll find the press release made by the office of the Joint Executive package Development and Integration. Ahhh, Geeks and funnies are like peanut butter and jelly… Awesome and Fattening!

Nature VS Science

DrNecropolis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:28:27 +0000

As we speak Mother Earth is currently waging an all out war on Science. The Earth of course loves us, and wishes us to keep our feet and minds planted firmly in her fertile soil. Which is why she is trying desperately to destroy the Hooker Telescope (waiting for giggles to stop…) atop Mt Wilson in Southern California. What’s so important about this telescope you ask? Well other than the fact that those things aren’t cheap, the Hooker 100 inch is the telescope we used when we discovered the Universe was still expanding. So not only is Hooker still contributing to our understanding of the the Universe, but it has Historical Significance as well! Although many observatories are designed to be somewhat fire resistant, fire still has a way of destroying stuff. So keep your fingers crossed!

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Mars will NOT be as large in the sky as the Moon

DrNecropolis — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:56:53 +0000

Earth, Moon and Mars to scale

It’s that time of the year again. Every year during some point in the summer, a ridiculous e-mail begins it’s circulation. This email goes to great lengths to show how during X month this summer, Mars will appear in the sky larger than the Moon. This is completely fallacious, it impossible for Mars to appear bigger than the Moon from Earth. Yes, Mars is bigger than the Moon, but it is also ~55 million km away at its closest point. So no matter how you cut it, from this distance Mars looks small. Some of you will inevitably hear about this, be sure to tell the person who sent it to you…NO! You’re Wrong!!!

For more info check out the Bad Astronomy Blog

Thanks to Bluedharma for the image