Reflections and thoughts on the Universe and our understanding of it…and how I get confused by it.Musings in the CosmosTumblr (3.0; @starrydude)http://starrydude.tumblr.com/Exploring to the Beat of Pulsars<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/02/exploring-to-the-beat-of-pulsars/">Exploring to the Beat of Pulsars</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/270356468http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/270356468Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:42:49 +0000The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/02/the-lhc-will-discover-the-higgs-wanna-bet/">The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet?</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/269760384http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/269760384Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:42:51 +0000Explore the Universe with Science@ESA<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/03/explore-the-universe-with-scienceesa/">Explore the Universe with Science@ESA</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/269077782http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/269077782Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:42:49 +0000STAR TRAK for December: Geminid meteors flash in December skies<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news179085646.html">STAR TRAK for December: Geminid meteors flash in December skies</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/268451957http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/268451957Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:42:38 +0000ISS Temporarily Down to Crew of 2<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/01/iss-temporarily-down-to-crew-of-2/">ISS Temporarily Down to Crew of 2</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/266980557http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/266980557Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:34:19 +0000Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/01/hubble-sees-dazzling-dust-in-the-iris-nebula/">Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/266268249http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/266268249Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:31:51 +0000Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news178721126.html">Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/263840645http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/263840645Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:46:53 +0000 NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news178645573.html"> NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/263272120http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/263272120Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:46:53 +0000 Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news178454727.html"> Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/262235928http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/262235928Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:13:50 +0000Comets Posing as Asteroids (or is the the other way around?)<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/26/comets-posing-as-asteroids-or-is-the-the-other-way-around/">Comets Posing as Asteroids (or is the the other way around?)</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/261628816http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/261628816Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:12:08 +0000Cassini flyby shows Enceladus's wrinkled surface<a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/gallery_directory.cfm?photo_id=2D5F1E02-0355-E6A9-061FE10D72AB8281">Cassini flyby shows Enceladus's wrinkled surface</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/260896004http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/260896004Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:11:50 +0000Kaguya Discovers a Lava Tube on the Moon<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/25/kaguya-discovers-a-lava-tube-on-the-moon/">Kaguya Discovers a Lava Tube on the Moon</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/260345862http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/260345862Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:11:52 +0000SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Blue "Crab," Sun Tsunami, More<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/photogalleries/091124-week-in-space-pictures-70/index.html">SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Blue "Crab," Sun Tsunami, More</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/259637420http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/259637420Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:11:05 +0000First Black Holes May Have Formed in "Cocoons"<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/24/first-black-holes-may-have-formed-in-cocoons/">First Black Holes May Have Formed in "Cocoons"</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/259117464http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/259117464Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:09:48 +0000The Extremely Large Telescope<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/23/the-extremely-large-telescope/">The Extremely Large Telescope</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/258420541http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/258420541Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:09:10 +0000Try Your Hand At Galaxy Zoo's New "Slot Machine"<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/23/try-your-hand-at-galaxy-zoos-new-slot-machine/">Try Your Hand At Galaxy Zoo's New "Slot Machine"</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/257852996http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/257852996Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:07:59 +0000Crab Nebula: The Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon <a href="http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/crab/">Crab Nebula: The Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon </a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/257090596http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/257090596Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:07:13 +0000First Collisions in the LHC!<a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/11/23/first-collisions-in-the-lhc/">First Collisions in the LHC!</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/256535077http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/256535077Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:05:53 +0000Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news178221292.html">Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/255799497http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/255799497Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:05:25 +0000De Plume! De Plume! Enceladus Raw Flyby Images<a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/21/de-plume-de-plume-enceladus-raw-flyby-images/">De Plume! De Plume! Enceladus Raw Flyby Images</a>http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/253946268http://starrydude.tumblr.com/post/253946268Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:53:53 +0000