Monthly Archives: May 2012

Jill, Carl, Stephen, and the Aliens

An Alien Hunter With all the space-news coverage of the Falcon 9/Dragon launch for the last 2 weeks, almost missed the news about the retirement of astronomer Jill Tarter, “Queen of SETI” – as named by Alan Boyle in his … Continue reading

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 /Dragon Launch

1:55 am (4:55 EDT) has come and gone, and I’m still holding my breath.  I’ve been holding it all day Friday, actually, as I’m sure everyone at SpaceX has been doing, afraid to exhale. While I’m writing these words, I’m … Continue reading

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