Hi there, happy equinox tomorrow. Todayās astrophoto was captured by ShevillWMathers. Itās an image of the recent total lunar eclipse ā which was clouded out for me. š
First, Iād like to note that the 21st Carnival of Space has gone live over at its original home, Henry Cateās blog. Henry founded the Carnival of Space, and weāre all grateful for his efforts to keep this organized. Thanks Henry! Speaking of organized, I wasnāt organized enough to get a contribution in.
Astronomy Magazine has a blog. And in this blog, they cover some recent comments by NASA Administrator Mike Griffin about how the US will probably lose the race to return to the Moon. Iām going to daydream about Canadian gumboots making the first steps, but I suspect thatās just wishful thinking.
Frontier Channel reviews the Bionic Woman TV show.
Angela Gunn saw āIn the Shadow of the Moonā, and hereās what she thought. New Scientists has a review too.
Dr. Pamela Gay covers research about echoes of radiation from quasars being used to study the centres of distant galaxies.
Space Law Probe discusses the latest in getting electricity from space.
One final note, did anyone catch Seeing in the Dark on PBS? Iāve got it sitting on my PVR. Let me know what you thought.
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