715 New Planets announced by NASA. Russian plans for Ukraine. Importance of Black Sea fleet

Breaking News A A A (resize font) Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) – Men in military uniforms patrolled the main airport in Ukraine’s Russian-majority Crimea region Friday, a move that Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov called part of an “armed invasion” by Russian forces. NASA announces 715 new Planets discovered by Kepler Telescope I love Astronomy. Wish […]

Black Holes. “If you want to crown them then crown their ass”. Title dates back to a Denny Green football rant. Plus Afghanistan and our buddies the NSA.

I honestly wish I knew more about astronomy. I have heard it said it may be the toughest field to be an expert in. Almost everyone has an IQ above 160. Competition is fierce apparently. What if we rethought black holes? Stephan Hawking apparently has. Some of his thoughts are very interesting. “””””Black holes don’t […]

Exo-Planets and exciting Astronomy.

The news is fairly stunning. Astronomers have found what appears to be a exo planet that is almost identical to our own. It is apparently a little closer to its Sun then we are and thus the year is shorter. It is also apparently a little bigger. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/01/astronomers-discover-planet-almost-identical-earth/60804/ Edit:: This article below contains some stunning information concerning […]

Comet Ison. AKA C/2012 S1

How lucky are we? Well that will be determined next year at some point. A comet ISON will be visible for much of the year and appear in the night sky potentially with a magnitude 2 or 3 times as bright as the moon. You may be able to see it in broad daylight. It will pass […]