Month: March 2018
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Space Wombats and Penguin Poop: Spying on Animals from Orbit
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Penguin Spotting, and Other Cool Satellite Tricks You’d be surprised what you can see from 300 miles up For Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine: At first glance the picture…
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Elon Musk’s plan for humanity’s survival lacks vision
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Elon Musk Isn’t All He’s Cracked Up to Be Elon Musk cares about humanity’s survival, but his stated vision about how that survival should be achieved is not exactly…
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Yerkes Observatory: 1897-2018
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] A few years ago, I visited Yerkes Observatory while driving across the country to gather material for a book that never came to fruition. It’s a marvelous relic of…
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Like a tiger’s stripes, Jupiter’s colorful bands are more than just pretty colors
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Jupiter: The Large Adult Son of the Solar System “We are really learning about a brand new Jupiter in many ways.” For The Daily Beast: Everything about Jupiter is…
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Swarming in time, synchronizing in space
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] This article is a little different from the fare you’re used to getting from me: it’s for SIAM News, which is the glossy magazine for members of the Society…