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4/27/20 - International Space Station

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Backyard Astronomer

During the few hours after sunset or before sunrise, literally dozens of satellites will look like slowly moving dots across the sky, especially if the skies are dark.

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Conformity

Why do we change our behavior to go along with a group even when we don't agree with them?

Backyard Astronomer

7/14/25 - Cygnus the Swan

The northernmost star in the Summer Triangle is Deneb, which marks the tail of Cygnus the Swan.

Lifelines

Horatio Nelson Jackson

In 1903, on a $50 bet, Horatio Nelson Jackson set out on the first journey by car from San Francisco to New York.

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Stress

Everybody has stress in their lives, but it's not always a bad thing.