Stupendous Man

Photo of sun’s limb with a bright feature that looks like a bug

Spectacular mosaic! Do you think that this feature off the limb at 7 o’clock is real or an artifact?

As a parent of young adults trying their best to cope in a difficult world, this advice hits home. Staying optimistic is hard but necessary.

Europe shows that where there’s a will, there’s a way

I was humiliatingly forced to say prayers not of my faith in public school in the 60s until SCOTUS ruled it illegal and that's one reason I became a lawyer. There will always be prayers in school as long as there are math tests, but they should be personal and private, not required.

Assessing Astronomical Impacts of Reflect Orbital’s Proposed Satellite System This survey is being conducted by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) to gather input from astronomers, observatories, and night sky users worldwide regarding the potential impacts of Reflect Orbi...

You might have heard of this company that wants to put giant reflectors in space to "light up" parts of the earth. It would be catastrophic not just for astronomers, but for...any people or creatures who thrive at night.
Have comments? The American Astronomical Society would love to hear from you.

Nice! Passing this along to wife and kids in the hope they will enjoy it without offering me any

As a fellow Astro slug I think you represent the best of our department. Congratulations and thanks for being true to your voice

Belgian military dignitaries in uniform bearing black-yellow-red flags and walking along a street in Oostduinkerke. There’s an apartment building and a traffic light in the background.

Today I happened to be around for the opening ceremony of the Four Days of the Yzer, a 4-day long-distance walk through Belgian coastal towns organised by the Belgian Defence Force, in remembrance of the victims of the World Wars.

Do you have a favorite lake in the BWCA?

My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.

(15 in Manhattan btw)

Exceptional work!

Where’s the salty rim?!

Did anyone else assume that the finale would reveal Kleya to be Cassian’s long lost sister? I suppose that would have been too much like Luke and Leia…

Dig the bamboo fenders! And what a gnarly frame…

Brilliant

So green!

Age verification? In high school chemistry we used slide rules instead of calculators. And our programming class was FORTRAN…on punch cards

one person pedalling a bicycle with another standing on the back on a city street. Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise

True Freedom

You gave her a great time on earth and she was clearly a loving companion. May the afterlife reward her.

Google pic of a gray roundabout.

Exact same spot photographed by me. Now the roundabout is full of trees and people are walking and scootering.

BEFORE AND AFTER: Paris returned a roundabout for cars back to human habitat.

Reclaiming our urban centers from cars is possible if we are willing

His articles exploring the human causes of disasters from SS El Faro to Air France 447 to the shuttle Columbia were comprehensive, well researched, and impossible to put down. I was hoping he might have one more in the works. Missing him already…

I object on aesthetic and maybe quasi-moral grounds to language like “devout” and “deeply religious” in this context. If his fanaticism adhered to a different faith, he’d get “fanatic,” “extremist,” “zealot” etc. Perverting the Cross to commit murder exempts you from “devout”

I can almost hear the purring in the photos

Excellent point about the need for communities to think beyond the car when planning transportation infrastructure

Looks like I found a fellow aficionado of the SLD2. Rock on, venerable turntable!

Not our fault - an important message! But still a fact we must deal with.

Loved your piece today! Entertaining even for non-Yankee fans and so well written, with a classic ending. I hope you have more stories to share!

A great thread explaining why supporting basic research is critically important

photo of a pedestrian street in barcelona, taken by me. there are people going about their business. two women on bikes are looking behind them.

What if—instead of cars—we filled our streets with people, bikes, trees, and life?