Tycho’s Crater (Or the True Story of the First Moon Landing)
Dan WildA science fiction story for children. Recommended age: 8-80. Ever since he could crawl and look at the stars, Tycho had loved astronomy. He lived on a farm called Twinkling Creek, and when the night was clear, the sky was dotted with a thousand crystals. On his 5th birthday, Tycho got a star map. He …
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The Luhman 16 twins: Why brown dwarfs are cool
Dan WildIf you’ve heard of Luhman 16AB then I salute you. And if you haven’t, then I despair at the state of astronomy education in schools today. What? They don’t teach astronomy at school? Well, if they did, how would your teacher explain Luhman 16AB? “Today we’re going to talk about brown dwarfs, stellar objects that …
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