Word: planetsized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Even if you do believe that the planets have a gravitational pull on people, and that that pull somehow effects personality and fate, Kirshner contends that astrological predictions today aren't even based on the proper position of the planets.
Brian Yates points to the dark sky, hardly able to contain himself as he recites the names of the stars and the planets. Over there is Andromeda, the chained lady. There's Pegasus, the winged horse--and the Northern Cross, Vega and Jupiter! "Get over it, Yates," yells one of...
At 33 and after nearly a decade of teaching, Yates is worried about going stale. Before school started, he trashed much of the material he had gathered over the years. He makes himself do the same homework he assigns his students. At least two or three times a semester, he...
Say this for the structure of the universe: it does tend to repeat itself. Stars orbit the pivot point at the center of galaxies, planets in turn orbit stars, and moons in turn orbit planets. Last week astronomers writing in the journal Nature announced that this cosmic reductionism goes even...
As with regular TV, the trick is finding something you actually want to watch. With 55 unique shows, Pseudo boasts the biggest lineup, including pro wrestling, tech programs and hard-to-find music. But browsing the programs was as underwhelming as sampling those vast breakfast buffets in Vegas hotels. The...