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I haz new telescope!

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

When I was a kid I had two academic passions – astronomy and palaeontology – neither of which were taught at school. I’d have to wait until I was 18 before anything like that would appear on a syllabus. In … Continue reading →


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Eclipse Diary

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

To begin with, I did not intend to make a journey – a pilgrimage – to see the May 20 annular solar eclipse. The reason is not that I am indifferent to such a spectacle, but that for a long … Continue reading →


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Research Resource: The Psychology of Space Exploration

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

As writers, we often place our characters in environments with which we are not personally familiar. Whether it be in space, on another planet, in Siberia or Faerie, or in some other time like Renaissance Italy or prehistoric Australia, we … Continue reading →


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The Universe is a Really, Really Big Place. Spaciousness in Astronomy and in Story, by Deborah J. Ross

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I’ve just spent a week at Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop, an intensive introduction to the wonders of the universe. It will take some time to sort through all the amazing things I’ve learned, but what’s uppermost in my mind is … Continue reading →


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