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“Will my balloon fly all the way to the moon?”
Image by Helen Warren, via Wikipedia My daughter knows the name and precise location of every restaurant within 25 miles that gives out balloons to patrons under 8 and will invariably announce that...
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“Do all astronauts fly in space with just their helmets on?”
After watching an episode of WordWorld in which Frog and three Piglets play hockey on the moon wearing nothing but a helmet, my daughter wanted to know if this behavior was typical. “Do all astronauts...
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Science News Roundup: The Big Splat!
Image of the far side of the moon and Earth taken by Galileo from 3.9 million miles away. The shadowy indentation near the moon's south pole is the Aitken Basin, one of the moon's oldest known impact...
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In which my daughter rolls some dice and tells another story
As you may recall from an earlier post, my daughter loves playing Story Cubes. During a recent bout, she rolled the following: It was only with great difficulty that I kept her from rolling the dice...
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Asteroid! and Other News of the Week
Jim Christian took this amazing image of last night's moon using his telescope and iPhone 4s. (Image by jim.christian via Flickr) Before we get to the news on this Veterans Day, we’d like to take a...
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Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo spot Saturn
Saturn will follow the moon across the predawn sky on February 20. The next night, the moon will appear to be on the other side of Saturn. (Illustration: Andrew Fazekas, SkySafari) The moon is really...
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Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo spot Jupiter, again
Jupiter and the full moon will rise in the east together just after sunset tonight. (Illustration by Andrew Fazekas of SkySafari) Just after sunset tonight, glance up at the full moon. That bright star...
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