People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning.
Clare Short
Jupiter, a world far larger than Earth, is so warm that it currently radiates more internal heat than it receives from the Sun.
Seth Shostak
The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands or... →
Even if the Moon didn't exist - even if it had been vaporized billions of years ago by cantankerous Klingons - there would still be (somewhat... →
The bottom line is that the position of the Sun relative to the stars slowly changes for any given date, and over the course of 26,000 years, it can... →
The central region of the Milky Way, known as the bulge, is stuffed with literally tens of billions of stars. And most of these are old -... →
The planets and moons of our solar system are blatantly visible because they reflect sunlight. Without the nearby Sun, these planets would be cryptic... →
Note to academics: Aristarchus' track record of astronomical research would probably have guaranteed him tenure somewhere, if tenure had been... →
Of course, Sol is a big ball of hot gas, but one that - thanks to its endlessly boiling innards - shakes and vibrates. By studying patterns on the... →
Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a... →
Beverly Sills