Fantastic Photographs of Mars from the Curiosity Rover

For 11 years now, the rover Curiosity has been traveling across the Martian surface taking photographs and samples. It is an awesome collection of material. Looking at these gives one a feel for how it is on the Red Planet. Take a look and become enchanted! See the web site here.

Do the Names "El Tovar" and "Phantom Ranch" Belong to the Grand Canyon? Or to Xanterra?

Phantom Ranch. Who owns the name?

An interesting story about Xanterra laying claim to the names of iconic features at Grand Canyon. Look at the article here, published in many newspapers across the country and online on January 25.

Phantom Ranch

Hubbell Space Telescope - Has it Really Been 20 Years Since "The Pillars of Creation" Photograph?

Check out this article and the image above, which is a high-definition repeat of NASA's iconic image shot over 20 years ago (has it really been that long?) of the Eagle nebula. Unbelievable!

93 Million Miles

Thanks to my Uncle Earl for this lively look at life on the International Space Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zLp1bINKW4&feature=youtu.be. Fabulous!

Where Hath the Ice Gone?

Recently, my friend Walker M. sent me a link about repeat photography that has been done on certain Alaska glaciers. The results are stunning and I encourage you to look closely at these photographs and see just how much the ice has retreated in these few years.

Muir Glacier and Inlet, 1895

Muir Glacier and Inlet, 2005

The comments at the end of the link are as always quite entertaining.

Imagine......

Could A Canal Be In Nicaragua's Future?

It's a little unsettling to me to think of a giant industrial project like this across freshwater Lake Nicaragua. But as the world fills with ever more people, I guess it was only a matter of time. Jeez - see the link above for a larger story.