Categories: space, astronomy, astrophysics, law, policy
Aug
01
The NTIA today [released notes from the first MSH meeting](http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2012/homework-assignment-privacy-stakeholders) on consumer privacy today. However, I couldn't easily understand the format they reported [their data (PDF)](http://ww… more »
Mar
08
The Universe is 13.73 (±0.12) billion years old.
Seems like if we know so well how old the Universe is, we should probably start celebrating it's birthday, right? more »
Aug
24
I'm getting increasingly disgusted with the commentary surrounding the new IAU definition of "planet". It's not that I would normally get disgusted... but it must just be a slow news day and everyone seems to have a silly opinion. NPR started off with… more »
Jul
29
Astronomers [have discovered][1] a tenth planet, Lila (see note on name below)... modulo the debate about what is considered a planet; for which I point you to [Gibor Basri]'s great essay: [*Defining "Planet"*](http://astron.berkeley.edu/~basri/definepl… more »
Jul
26
I'm not necessarily the praying type... but I pray for the seven astronauts that just successfully launched into LEO.
Of course, launching isn't the easiest part, but it is not the hardest and it is where much can go wrong. With the previous two s… more »
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