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Summer Solstice
June 23, 2011 The star that we’re orbiting is visible in our sky longer now than at any other point in our yearly journey around it. more »»
The Secret to Walking on Ceilings
January 6, 2011 Pssst! You! You are a passenger on a planet—a blue-green planet that’s orbiting a golden star. more »»
Planet Venus and Five-Petal Flowers
August 19, 2010 Imagine yourself in the space above our little blue-green planet looking down—way, way down—on her icy North Pole. more »»
Pie in the Sky
June 24, 2010 You and I are traveling through a part of our yearly orbit where we see the Big Dipper high in our northern sky—as high as it ever gets. more »»
Earth’s Conspiracy Theory
April 22, 2010 Pssst! You! Yeah, you—the passengers on the blue-green planet orbiting a golden star. more »»
The Shape We’re In
March 11, 2010 The mind massage that you’re about to receive will bend your brain to bring it into alignment with the curved space through which you—and all of us on this planet—are orbitin. more »»
Evolution of the Gnomon
January 7, 2010 If our planet was not spinning, we wouldn’t have days. If she was not orbiting, we wouldn’t have years. more »»
Inner Space
October 22, 2009 Are you feeling any different now that our nights are longer than our days? Are you a different person at night than you are during the day? I am! I have a sunny side and a shady side, ... more »»
Cosmic King
September 17, 2009 The planet that you live on is now nicely positioned in its orbit for you to enjoy a magnificent sight: the king planet Jupiter. more »»
The Carnivorous Cosmos
August 27, 2009 The star that we’re orbiting is on a journey of its own. It’s transporting its family of planets—including the one we live on—around the core of the Milky Way Galaxy. more »»
A Matter of Perspective
July 14, 2009 Forty years ago, the first astronaut walked on the moon. Forty years ago, the first photo of our planet was taken from space. more »»
Moonshine & Earthshine
May 28, 2009 Have you ever looked at the slender crescent moon and wondered why the night side of it isn’t completely dark? The answer is zanily simple: In the same way that the moon lights up our... more »» Kitten Adoption May 21, 2013 9th Life Hawai‘i, Maui’s only no kill Cat Rescue and Sanctuary has rescued more than 100 orphan kittens some as little as three ounces. They are ready for new homes. They have been hand raised and are extremely affectionate. All sizes, colors, long and short hair. Some with blue eyes. more » Community Calendar |
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