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...believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life? -Daniel Nebro ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIAI am an evolutionist, and since there is no evidence, I don't know. When I was a little kid we only knew about our nine planets. Since then, we've downgraded Pluto but have discovered that other solar systems and stars are common. So life is probably quite prevalent...
...throwback, an astronomer who studied the features of "bright stars," those visible to the naked eye. Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit was born in Florence, Ala., on March 12, 1907, 23 years before the discovery of Pluto. At Yale, she compiled The Bright Star Catalogue, which described the positions of stars as well as their color, brightness and motion. In 1957 she became director of the Maria Mitchell Observatory at Nantucket, Mass., where she mentored a generation of women who pursued astronomy careers. Hoffleit...
...left, coat hooked to a thumb over his shoulder. Hanging on to a sky-blue cafeteria ticket as if it's the strap keeping him on his feet." There's hardly a mot here that's not juste. Likewise, a cartoon dog evokes "the obscure unease that Pluto has always inspired, a dog owned by a mouse, daily confronted with the mutational horror of Goofy...
...first cantata, “Orphée,” told the story of Orpheus’s journey to the underworld to rescue his wife, Eurydice. Kathy D. Gerlach ’07, who sang the part of several characters including Eurydice and Pluto, captured the tragic nature of the story. By definition, cantatas feature only one or two performers who are accompanied by a small orchestra. Gerlach was the only performer singing and when she switched roles, the narrative became confusing. Adam R. Singerman ’09 as Orpheus repeated the same expressions, making his performance...
...Pluto Farewell Being a big fan of lighthearted commentary, I took great pleasure in reading Jeffrey Kluger's Essay "Get Pluto out of Here!" [Aug. 28]. It has been quite a while since something as serious as the size of our solar system brought a smile to my face. His Essay was a wonderfully simple explanation of the problem surrounding Pluto's definition as the ninth planet, as well as a warning of the dangers of overthinking that and other, less important issues. Albert Aukema Pretoria, South Africa...