"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 - 9:40pm

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.

New Year's Eve Conjuction of Venus and the moon

nice picture !

Submitted by ironsparticus (not verified)
on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 9:41pm

nice picture !