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Cosmic Curiosities

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. 
Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
-  Marie Curie, Physicist & Chemist

Wenebojo and the Wolves

One day, Wenebojo saw some people and went up to see who they were. He was surprised to find that they were a pack of wolves. He called them nephews and asked what they were doing. They were hunting, said the Old Wolf, and looking for a place to camp. So they all camped together on the edge of a lake.

Cosmic Curiosities

"How can I hope to be friends
with the hard, white stars
whose flaring and hissing are not speech
 but a pure radiance?”
 - Mary Oliver, American Poet

Cosmic Curiosities

"A total eclipse of the sun...is the most sublime and awe-i

Cosmic Curiosities

“Antarctica is a paradise compared to Mars.”
- Sandra Faber, American Astrophysicist

Four to Mars This July

The Creation of the World

In the beginning of things, there was nothing but water everywhere and no land could be seen. On the waves, a canoe floated, and a man sat in it and wept because he had no idea what would happen. After a while, a muskrat climbed up on the canoe and said, "Greetings, grandfather!

Cosmic Curiosities

“The Earth is what we all have in common.”
- Wendell Berry, American writer

The Three Faces of Venus

Humans have been looking at planet Venus, the “wandering star,” for thousands of years. Perceptions vary from person to person, culture to culture, and Venus views change over time.

Here are three faces I see when I ponder Venus…

SKY FACE

Cosmic Curiosities

“The light from a galaxy a billion light-years away, for instance, will take a billion years to reach us. It’s an amazing thing. The history is there for us to see. It’s not mushed up like the geologic record of Earth.”
- Margaret Geller, American Astrophysicist