http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed A Clear Voice for Science. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:56:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/destination-moonhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/destination-moon#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:09:21 -0600Larry Sessions http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/destination-moon With a title like that, you probably think this blog is about the recent Obama decision to deep six NASA's plan to go back to the Moon. But no, the title refers to the 1950 scifi classic, "With a title like that, you probably think this blog is about the recent Obama decision to deep six NASA's plan to go back to the Moon. But no, the title refers to the 1950 scifi classic, "http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/earth/setting-the-science-straight-on-the-ipccs-mistakes-welcome-to-change The melting of Himalayan glaciers - and the IPP's so-called "2035 error" - is a hot issue right now.Towards the end of last year, I attended a press conference on the melting of the Himalayan gla [...] ]]> The melting of Himalayan glaciers - and the IPP's so-called "2035 error" - is a hot issue right now.Towards the end of last year, I attended a press conference on the melting of the Himalayan gla [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/two-asteroids-caught-in-the-act-of-collidinghttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/two-asteroids-caught-in-the-act-of-colliding#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:05:58 -0600Rosette Cordoba http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/two-asteroids-caught-in-the-act-of-colliding An asteroid collision would be an amazing event to watch. Astronomers say the average impact speed of the collision would be more than 11,000 miles per hour, or five times faster than a [...] ]]> An asteroid collision would be an amazing event to watch. Astronomers say the average impact speed of the collision would be more than 11,000 miles per hour, or five times faster than a [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/star-betelgeuse-shows-its-facehttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/star-betelgeuse-shows-its-face#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:17:40 -0600Rosette Cordoba http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/star-betelgeuse-shows-its-face The image at the top of this post has particular appeal for me. It takes what many of us know best as a pinpoint of light in the sky - a star - and shows this star's face in unprecedented deta [...] ]]> The image at the top of this post has particular appeal for me. It takes what many of us know best as a pinpoint of light in the sky - a star - and shows this star's face in unprecedented deta [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/earthsky-science-advisors-select-neil-degrasse-tyson-as-science-communicator-of-the-yearhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/earthsky-science-advisors-select-neil-degrasse-tyson-as-science-communicator-of-the-year#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:00:58 -0600Deborah Byrd http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/earthsky-science-advisors-select-neil-degrasse-tyson-as-science-communicator-of-the-year EarthSky and its 600+ Global Science Advisors announced [...] ]]> EarthSky and its 600+ Global Science Advisors announced [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/state-of-the-world-2010-can-consumer-culture-be-transformedhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/state-of-the-world-2010-can-consumer-culture-be-transformed#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:41:33 -0600Deborah Byrd http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/state-of-the-world-2010-can-consumer-culture-be-transformed I don't think of myself as a material girl, but this morning an online quiz told me that three planet Earths would [...] ]]> I don't think of myself as a material girl, but this morning an online quiz told me that three planet Earths would [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/the-science-on-climate-is-in-but-is-the-psychology-understoodhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/the-science-on-climate-is-in-but-is-the-psychology-understood#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:45:53 -0600Lindsay Patterson http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/the-science-on-climate-is-in-but-is-the-psychology-understood The news about the most recent survey on public opinion about climate change didn't go unnoticed by science communicators. According to th [...] ]]> The news about the most recent survey on public opinion about climate change didn't go unnoticed by science communicators. According to th [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/waltzing-black-holes-and-colliding-galaxieshttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/waltzing-black-holes-and-colliding-galaxies#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:39:07 -0600Rosette Cordoba http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/waltzing-black-holes-and-colliding-galaxies Professional astronomers - members of the the American Astronomical Society - begin their semi-annual meeting today in Washington D.C.Astronomers are announcing today that they have d [...] ]]> Professional astronomers - members of the the American Astronomical Society - begin their semi-annual meeting today in Washington D.C.Astronomers are announcing today that they have d [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/earth/after-antarctic-missions-first-season-making-sense-of-it-allhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/earth/after-antarctic-missions-first-season-making-sense-of-it-all#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:18:27 -0600Nick Frearson http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/earth/after-antarctic-missions-first-season-making-sense-of-it-all This is the final installment of a series of reports on the 2009/2010 research season in Antarctica by polar scientist Nick Frearson.The Antarctic ICE Bridge team has complete [...] ]]> This is the final installment of a series of reports on the 2009/2010 research season in Antarctica by polar scientist Nick Frearson.The Antarctic ICE Bridge team has complete [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/six-low-mass-planets-around-two-nearby-sun-like-starshttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/six-low-mass-planets-around-two-nearby-sun-like-stars#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:26:53 -0600Rosette Cordoba http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/space/six-low-mass-planets-around-two-nearby-sun-like-stars An international team of planet hunters has discovered six low-mass planets - called "super-Earths" by astronomers - around two nearby sun-like stars. Two of the planets have masses only 5 and 7.5 tim [...] ]]> An international team of planet hunters has discovered six low-mass planets - called "super-Earths" by astronomers - around two nearby sun-like stars. Two of the planets have masses only 5 and 7.5 tim [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/earth/what-we-know-about-climate-changehttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/earth/what-we-know-about-climate-change#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:00:22 -0600Dan Kulpinski http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/earth/what-we-know-about-climate-change With all the talk about climate this week, it's a good time to revisit what we do know about climate change.Fortunately, the National Science Foundation just published an excellent Web site -- With all the talk about climate this week, it's a good time to revisit what we do know about climate change.Fortunately, the National Science Foundation just published an excellent Web site -- http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/water/why-the-media-doesnt-talk-about-populationhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/water/why-the-media-doesnt-talk-about-population#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:10:44 -0600Lindsay Patterson http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/water/why-the-media-doesnt-talk-about-population Last week, I was lucky enough to travel to Washington, DC to pick up EarthSky's award for "Best Radio Show" from the Population Institute's 3 [...] ]]> Last week, I was lucky enough to travel to Washington, DC to pick up EarthSky's award for "Best Radio Show" from the Population Institute's 3 [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/why-the-media-doesnt-talk-about-populationhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/why-the-media-doesnt-talk-about-population#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:10:44 -0600Lindsay Patterson http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/human-world/why-the-media-doesnt-talk-about-population Last week, I was lucky enough to travel to Washington, DC to pick up EarthSky's award for "Best Radio Show" from the Population Institute's 3 [...] ]]> Last week, I was lucky enough to travel to Washington, DC to pick up EarthSky's award for "Best Radio Show" from the Population Institute's 3 [...] ]]> http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/energy/online-discussion-today-population-and-climate-change-what-is-the-linkhttp://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/energy/online-discussion-today-population-and-climate-change-what-is-the-link#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:59:37 -0600Deborah Byrd http://www.earthsky.org/blogpost/energy/online-discussion-today-population-and-climate-change-what-is-the-link Join an online discussion today from the Population Reference Bureau of Washington DC: Join an online discussion today from the Population Reference Bureau of Washington DC: http://www.earthsky.org/bloghome//feed