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One Minute Astronomy

Posted on 2013-02-20 by arjaybe

How much can you learn about astronomy in sixty seconds? The Open University thinks you can learn a lot. Through their open learning initiative on YouTube, they present twelve one minute animated videos narrated by David Mitchell. He’s a comedian, … Continue reading →

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Dark Flow

Posted on 2013-01-11 by arjaybe

The known universe is about 27.4 billion light years across. It’s thought that the universe is bigger than that, possibly a lot bigger, but we can’t see farther than 13.7 billion light years in any direction. Our knowable universe is … Continue reading →

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Solstice

Posted on 2012-12-21 by arjaybe

Thud, son of Thog, stood on The Rock watching for the Sun to go down. Behind him burned the fire, which he had kept going for the last week. It was working just as his father said it would. Although … Continue reading →

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