"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

— New York Times

New Year's Eve Conjuction of Venus and the moon

By marzulloj at Wed, 12/31/2008 - 10:40pm
New Year's Eve Conjuction of Venus and the moon

Just finished shoveling snow, 6:40 pm New Years Eve 2008, 18F and 30 miles an hour wind gusts. Brrrr...... Cold here on Earth, but cool show in the heavens.

nice picture !

Submitted by ironsparticus (not verified)
on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 10:41pm

nice picture !