The most important player in a total eclipse is the sun. It has to be visible in all its glory. Otherwise you won’t see the spectacle of →

In a quiet corner of Sonoma, on a private ranch, you’ll find some amazing works of art. It is not that easy to see these works because →

More than 20 years ago Comet Hyakutake graced the skies of Earth, passing closer than any other comet had passed in 200 years

Salvador Dali spent several years in Monterey, California during the 1940’s. Perhaps it is fitting that →

The Neon Boneyard is home to more than 200 signs from Las Vegas hotels, motels, and businesses. As neon gave way to LED signs and →

At STARMUS 2016, Steve Balbus, Ph.D. (Theoretical Astrophysics) stepped outside of his main field of study—magneto rotational instability →

Reading the history of the band Anathema is a course in music history in and of itself. Started in 1990 under the name Pagan Angel, it →

At first glance, I thought Dr. Blackburn’s research was a bit esoteric. Telomerase? Telomere? What are these things and why should I →

At first glance, I thought Dr. Blackburn’s research was a bit esoteric. Telomerase? Telomere? What are these things and why should I →

By the time the 21st Century arrived, I had thought that Brian Eno would have written Music for Spaceports, and that I would be listening →

More than 100 years ago Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime, where space is stretched →

Although the Canary Islands are home to the wild canary, the islands were not named after the bird. It’s the other way around →

At STARMUS 2016 Brian Greene will tell us about String Theory and the Nature of Reality. He will do this in just 20 minutes. →

The STARMUS Festival in the Canary Islands claims to make “the most universal science and art accessible to the public.” The speakers →

If you look at some of the places I’ve traveled—Jukkasjärvi, Barrow, Fairbanks, Puntas Arenas, Patagonia, Andes, Himalaya, and Antarctica →

I really had no idea what I was getting into when I made my way to the Art Car Museum in Houston. I expected to see →

San Pedro de Atacama is about one hour driving time from the border with Bolivia. I wondered why our van had to stop in San Pedro to →

I never thought I’d be sleeping in a shipping container. Yet here I am and I am grateful. We are →

Every great adventure starts with a flat tire. Or at least that what I hoped. We drove for an hour and a half south of San Pedro de →

I’ve never been to the moon, and I doubt whoever named this valley has been there either. In fact, I am certain →