Musings from the Peanut Gallery

Via Phil Platt at the Bad Astronomy blog, I saw this smack down of Creationist Andy Schlafly by Richard Lenski of Michigan State University.
I have in the past been squarely in the Creationist camp. I’ve seen more and more evidence that evolution really works, and I’ve seen more evidence that the “Creation Scientists” play loose [...]

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Over at Star Stryder, Dr. Pamela Gay has a post on Legos and space in the classroom, complete with an image of a functional lego telescope. Now that’s cool!

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This Universe Today entry discusses experiments using cyanobacteria to break down simulated lunar soil into useful ingredients.
Cyanobacteria harvested from the chambers could then be further processed to make use of the elements they extract from the lunar soil. For example, they could be broken down by other bacteria, resulting in a nutrient-rich soup that [...]

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Via Dr. Pamela Gay at StarStrider, comes this YouTube video.

Take a look. It’s about 3:45 long and fascinating.

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Astronomy, Mars

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Universe Today has a post about finding Sirius in the night sky using binoculars. Then using Sirius as a guide to find other stars and star clusters that you’ll need the binoculars for.

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Universe Today had this stunning image of the Earth-Moon system, as seen from Mars.

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Since getting my iPod Classic for my birthday, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts when my mind isn’t otherwise heavily engaged (waiting for the bus, etc.).One that I enjoy a lot is Astronomy Cast. Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today and Dr. Pamela Gay, visiting assistant professor of Physics at Southern Illinois University [...]

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Check out the image of it over on AhrensAdventures.

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Astronomy, Lunar Eclipse

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