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Measuring Dimensions
We live on a rocky ball about 12,750 kilometers through and 40,050 kilometers around its widest diameter. It has a mass of about six quadrillion megatonnes, which is so ridiculously large compared to things we’re used to that it doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, Planck, planet, science, size, solar system, space, stars, subatomic particles, virus
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Balloon Launch System
I’m linking to this story about high altitude balloons because it has a small reference to the balloon-based rocket launch system that I wrote about in the Green Comet Trilogy. It’s nice to know that my idea wasn’t impractical. [Zhou … Continue reading
It’s Never Aliens
It was a good year for aliens. Whether it was the fluctuations in the brightness of Tabby’s star, the oddly shaped interstellar visitor that passed through the Solar System, or a spate of sightings of UFOs, aliens received a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, astronomy, comets, photography, science, space
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