Category: Nature
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The Brand-New Drive-Thru Review
Today’s review is about the newly opened intergalactic drive through just beyond Mars. Actually, the drive-thru itself is on Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, and the decision to have the drive-thru there has caused a little resentment, especially with the supporters of Mars’ other moon, Deimos, and the Cytherean Movement (those Venusian traditionalists!), who…
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Looking Deeper…
Down the lane. There’s a river down the lane. There’s a road alongside the river down the lane. There’s a gate on the road that’s alongside the river down the lane. There’s a post by the gate that’s on the road that’s alongside the river down the lane. There’s a sign on the post by…
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The Three Marys
I’ve found myself, once again, thinking of Betelgeuse this week. I last wrote about Betelgeuse in my post Night as bright as day? back in January 2011, and the speculation that it is due to go supernova sometime soon. Betelgeuse makes up part of the Winter Triangle, or the Great Southern Triangle, with Sirius and…
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What’s behind a cat’s stare?
She can sit and wait for hours on end In weathers wet and dry You look at her, she looks at you, And you have to wonder why? I wonder what she’s thinking As she sits and looks and stares Waiting for a snack perhaps Or thinking of her shares? Dreaming of adventures That only…
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The Meteorite of 1642
An earth-shattering event – well, not exactly earth-shattering in the true sense of the word – occurred on 4th August 1642. The town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England, or Alborow as it was spelled back then, played host to this astronomical escapade. A 4lb meteorite fell from the sky at 5 O’clock – five of…
The Mansionic Perspective 