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Mars Makes Ponderous Move Mar. 31, 2019
Would you rather have a diamond with a flaw or have a flawless pebble? If your aim is to cut glass o... Read More
Mars Change Mar. 30, 2019
Unless you're an actual time traveler, there's no such thing as being ahead of your time. However, b... Read More
Mars Endangers Romance Feb. 12, 2019
Since romantic ideals have only been a part of human culture for around 250 years, it's quite possib... Read More
Mars and Pluto Opportunity Jan. 27, 2019
Mars and Pluto will provide the main action, an opportunity clothed in conflict. Those same feelings... Read More
Mars Pops the Champagne Dec. 31, 2018
Mars pops the Champagne bottle with his homecoming to Aries on this New Year's Eve. This high-energy... Read More
NASA Touchdown Nov. 30, 2018
Touchdown. The Mars InSight successfully landed on Mars on Monday after a seven-month journey. It's ... Read More
The Questionable Luck of Mars and Jupiter Nov. 19, 2018
Because the seemingly unfortunate circumstance could be just the thing that protects us from a worse... Read More
Mars Turns Temperate Nov. 11, 2018
If we only did what we wanted to, we would be monstrous. The ego and the id serve a purpose, and yet... Read More
A Martian Halloween Oct. 25, 2018
Week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2018 It was Halloween eve in 1938. Millions of war-jittery Americans listene... Read More
Mars-in-Aquarius Challenge Sep. 10, 2018
Perceptions are like windows. Consider the housefly trying to get outside, bashing itself against th... Read More
Mars Goes Direct Aug. 27, 2018
The warrior planet straightens out his course, and the direct motion of the weeks and months to come... Read More
Encounter With the Red Planet Jul. 19, 2018
Week of July 22-28, 2018 While in college during the early 1970s, I worked one summer as a counselor... Read More
Venus and Mars in Strife Feb. 25, 2018
True bravery doesn't want a trumpet. Why? Because it's embarrassing to be fussed over when you're ju... Read More
Planetary Dance at Dawn Jan. 04, 2018
Week of Jan. 7-13, 2018 Stargazers can begin their new year with a celestial treat, but only if they... Read More
'Life': Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds Imperiled By a B-Team Alien Mar. 24, 2017
Ridley Scott's upcoming "Alien: Covenant" — the sixth film devoted to the celebrated space mon... Read More
A Binocular Treat Jan. 19, 2017
Week of January 22-28, 2017 If you're like me, you've been marveling at the brilliant star now appe... Read More
Will Musk Launch for Mars off the Backs of Taxpayers? Sep. 29, 2016
Elon Musk delivered a much-anticipated speech Tuesday at the 67th International Astronautical Congre... Read More
Six Planets and the Moon Aug. 11, 2016
Week of August 14-20, 2016 One of the coolest sights of the nighttime sky is one that's completely i... Read More
Saturn: Lord of the Rings May. 19, 2016
Week of May 22-28, 2016 It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. So, if I were ... Read More
Seeing the Red Planet May. 12, 2016
Week of May 15-21, 2016 It was Halloween eve, 1938. Millions of war-jittery Americans listened as sp... Read More
