Bradley Schaefer: Further Thoughts on the Dimming of KIC 8462852 Posted: 24 May 2016 09:05 AM PDT Is the anomalous star KIC 8462852 undergoing a long-term dimming or not? We’ve looked at Bradley Schaefer’s work on the star and the follow-ups disputing the idea from Michael Hippke and Daniel Angerhausen (NASA GSFC), with collaboration from […]

A Kickstarter Campaign for KIC 8462852 Posted: 23 May 2016 05:58 AM PDT If the star KIC 8462852 is on your mind — and the lively and continuing comments threads on the topic in these pages suggest that it is — you’ll want to know about a new campaign to support further study. ‘Tabby’s Star,’ […]

Release Date: January 19, 2016     “I don’t f*** bikers.” Was Kylie’s parting words to the sexy biker who happened to be the Guardian’s MC President. She just moved back to the town she grew up and her first confrontation was with Razor, a biker. He was hot and had the potential of completely […]

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This is it. The waiting is finally over. The Bloggers Bash Awards are now open for voting. We had a HUGE number of nominations, over 350, so thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate. Voting Closes June 9th at 12pm. The winners will be announced on June 11th…

Extraterrestrial First Contact in Space Protocols Posted: 13 May 2016 09:19 AM PDT As we move into the outer Solar System and beyond, the possibility exists that we may encounter an extraterrestrial species engaged in similar exploration. How we approach first contact has been a theme of science fiction for many years (Murray Leinster’s 1945 […]