Of the many ways to explore the universe, there are some we can recommend, and one we do not. 1. Here’s a way we do NOT recommend: 2. Here’s one we do recommend. Corey Powell describes it as “The Most Amazing Map You’ll See Today (No Matter What Day It Is)“. It’s a 17-minute video […]
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Happy 100th, Grote Reber, creator of the big radio telescope
Today, December 22, 2011, is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Grote Reber [pictured here, as he was around 1937], who is credited with building the first big dish radio telescope. Bill Higgins writes: It has been 100 years since the birth of Grote Reber on 22 December 1911. He died nine years ago, but his […]