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Movie Review: First Man
4 stars out of 5 You were expecting me to review a different movie? Patience, dear friends. I’ve been fairly interested in space exploration my entire life, yet I was surprised how little I knew about the Apollo moon mission and the lengthy lead-up to it. Weird. Was there never another movie about it? Were […]
Differences on Kepler 452b
Today, NASA announced the discovery of Kepler 452b, a planet 1,400 light-years away, which orbits a Sun-like star in 385 days. Kepler 452b is very similar to Earth in many regards, except for the following…. • Nobody there says “crushing it.” • Orange juice is blue. • Pin the Tail on the Donkey is an […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/21/15
EPISODE #190: PLANETS A tribute to NASA’s New Horizons Pluto fly-by. The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Elvis Presley — “Milky White Way” The Beach Boys — “Solar System” The Apples in Stereo — “Strange Solar System” Teenage Fanclub — “Planets” They Might Be Giants — “Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass […]
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