Perseids peak shows crisis: Full commitment needed, not dithering
The world, it seems, has an insatiable appetite for things that are spectacular but ultimately meaningless—like Perseid meteor showers.
By Bram de Vries ·
astronomy — Lorien Times
FCC ignores experts as Reflect Orbital pushes space mirrors
The sheer arrogance of it is breathtaking. We are told that progress requires us to sacrifice something irreplaceable: the ability to look up and see the cosmos as it should be seen.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
July's full Buck Moon leads a mini planet parade through the summer sky tonight
One reads the breathless accounts—the articles from people.com, the seasonal pronouncements from today.com—and one is struck by a profound, almost dangerous enthusiasm for cosmic cycles.
By Adele Rutherford ·