Bus-Size Asteroid to Give Earth Close Shave Friday

I am reading this article Bus-Size Asteroid to Give Earth Close Shave Friday
By Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Space.com on Space's website.
According to this the asteroid is scheduled to pass by around 1030 EST. today.

Coronal Mass Ejection from the Sun

I am reading about the Coronal Mass Ejection that hit Earth's magnetic field on 24 January 2012, according to SpaceWeather's website.

Seth Shostak

I am listening to an interview with astronomer Seth Shostak on Coast To Coast AM with George Noory.
He is talking about SETI.

Dr. Li Chia-Wei

I saw an interview with Dr. Li Chia-Wei, CEO of Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation and Environmental Protection Foundation, on Taiwan Outlook television show Tuesday.
He discussed preserving tropical plants that are almost extinct.

The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

I am reading The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor.
According to today's edition, Sir Francis Bacon was born today in 1561.
He developed a theory that became known as the scientific method.

Regular Monthly Meeting

We will be having our regula monthly meeting at Books-A-Million in Colnial Heights on Sunday around 2:00.


Everyone with an interest in science fiction is welcome!

The Unobservable Universe

I am reading an ebook, The Unobservable Universe by Scott M. Tyson.

Lawrence M. Krauss

I am listening to an interview of theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss on Coast To Coast AM.
Two of his most popular books are A Universe From Nothing and Quantum Man.

Astronomers Find Three Smallest Planets Outside Solar System

I am reading this article Astronomers Find Three Smallest Planets Outside Solar System on Science Daily's website.

Russian spacecraft turned space junk to crash soon

I am reading this article Russian spacecraft turned space junk to crash soon
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press, on Google's website.
Looks we have a few more days before this unmanned Phobos-Ground probe falls back to Earth.

Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow

I recently finished reading a book by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow titled The Grand Design. It was interesting and I need to study it some more. The copyright date is 2010.


Leonard Mlodinow is a Caltech professor who was once a Star Trek writer. Everyone knows Stephen Hawking.

Franz Boaz

I am looking at Wikipedia entry on Franz Boaz.

Steven Weinberg

I recently finished reading Steven Weinberg's book Dreams of a Final Theory. It was very good. I recommend it whole-heartily.

Steven Weinberg was one of the winners of the Nobel Prize for the development of the Electroweak theory.

Stephen Hawking

It is Stephen Hawking's birthday.
I am looking at his website.
http://www.hawking.org.uk/

Kitty Ferguson

I am looking at Kitty Ferguson's website.
http://kitty-ferguson.com/

I am interested in reading Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind, Measuring the Universe:
Our Historic Quest to Chart the Horizons of Space and Time, Prisons of Light:
Black Holes, Steven Hawking: Quest for a Theory of Everything and Black Holes In Spacetime.

Scott Tyson

I am listening to Coast To Coast AM.
They are rebroadcasting the last hour of yesterdays radio show.
Scott Tyson, author of The Unobservable Universe, is talking about quantum physics.
I am looking at Scott Tyson's website as well.
http://www.theunobservableuniverse.com/

Exploring Stephen Hawking's 'Unfettered Mind'

I am listening to Fresh Air with Terry Gross radio show Exploring Stephen Hawking's 'Unfettered Mind'.
Kitty Ferguson is talking about physics and Stephen Hawking.

Quadrantid Meteor Shower, First of 2012, May Dazzle Early Wednesday

I am reading this article Quadrantid Meteor Shower, First of 2012, May Dazzle Early Wednesday By Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer, on Yahoo's website.

Issac Asimov

Asimov may have been born in 1920.
http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_home_page.html

His books are some of my favorite science books.

NASA's Twin Grail Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit

I am reading this article NASA's Twin Grail Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit on NASA's website.
According to this article Grail-B probe is now in orbit around the Moon.