I was watching NOVA on PBS last weekend and saw a story on FoldIt game. I am looking at their website (http://fold.it/portal/) for more information.

Total Solar Eclipse This Week: How to Pack for Eclipse-Chasing Adventures

I am reading this article Total Solar Eclipse This Week: How to Pack for Eclipse-Chasing Adventures By Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre, SPACE.com Contributors | SPACE.com.

I watched this story The scientific truth about climate change earlier this morning on Sunday Morning. I am reading this story at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57548138/the-scientific-truth-about-climate-change/

X-rays from Milky Way Black Hole

NASA's newest x-ray eyes in the sky has detected an X-ray burst from the black hole at the center of our galaxy: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/oct/HQ_12-370_NuSTAR_First_Images.html

Regular Monthly Meeting

  This coming Sunday we have our regular monthly meeting at Books-A-Million in Colonial Heights.  Most people are there by 3:00 PM.


   Everyone with an interest in science fiction and/or science is welcome!

I am reading this article Private SpaceX Cargo Ship Launching 'New Era' for Space Station Today By Tariq Malik | SPACE.com on Yahoo's website. According to this article liftoff is scheduled for 2035 EDT today.

New Universe Expansion Constant

  NASA has announced that its space telescope Spitzer Space Telescope has been able to yield new data that has given a new Hubble Constant, which is a measure of the rate of expansion of the universe.