Category: Cosmology

Calculating the Distance

On January 13, 2025 we were treated with a rare occurrence of an occultation of Mars by the Moon.  An occultation occurs when an object,

Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!

The reviews are in: Beetlejuice, the movie and sequel – meh.  Betelgeuse the star – spectacular!  With the coming of the winter months, we will

Events on the Horizon – December 2024

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The Strike Zone

Last month’s column discussed the properties of neutrinos. Despite their tiny mass and elusive nature (they pass through everything), detecting them is important; that is the

Trillions and Trillions

At the instant that you read this, billions of neutrinos are passing through your body. They are not electromagnetic waves. They are real particles: just