"The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structure on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical galaxy."

— Steven Hawking

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Solstice Moon Illusion

By kuky at Mon, 06/16/2008 - 10:07pm

The full Moon of June 18th is a "solstice moon", coming only two days before the beginning of northern summer.

See more here

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/16jun_moonillusion.htm

Astronomers Baffled by Bizarre Star

By kuky at Sun, 05/18/2008 - 2:20pm

(May 16) - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects.

See more:

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/astronomers-baffled-by-bizarre-star/2008051...

worldwidetelescope

By kuky at Tue, 05/13/2008 - 1:02pm

http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/

Anybody saw this?