Planck Obeserver

  The Planck Observer satelite has refined our view of the universe: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/mar/HQ_13-079_Planck_Mission.html

Regular Monthly Meeting

  Sunday we have our regular monthly meeting at Books-A-Million in Colonial Heights sometime around 2:30 PM.

  Everyone interested in science fiction, fantasy, or science is welcome to attend.

Researchers: We may have found a fabled sunstone

I am reading this article Researchers: We may have found a fabled sunstone By RAPHAEL SATTER | Associated Press. I am not familiar with Icelandic calcite.

Italian Astronaut Takes Tiramisù To Space Station

I am reading this article Italian Astronaut Takes Tiramisù To Space Station on http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/tiramisu/italian-astronaut-takes-tiramis-space-station. According to this article Luca Parmitano travels to the ISS in May with some Italian dishes.

Black Hole's Mystery 'Wave' Surprises Scientists

I am reading this article Black Hole's Mystery 'Wave' Surprises Scientists By Nola Taylor Redd on Space.com. This article focuses on the black hole contained in an X-ray binary system called Swift J1357.2 which is located in the Virgo constellation.