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    From George Pope@1:153/757 to All on Sunday, February 27, 2022 17:07:28
    This is a fun read for all, including your kids: https://astroquizzical.com/

    The head of the siote is Astrophysicist Jillian Scudder, PhD, who has published a book of the same nametghat is a nicxe concise descriiption of our cosmos fromBig Bang til now -- she goes in to details for all our relatives: the types of planets, stars,nebula mases, galaxies, et al. . .

    Fun read.

    She takes public questions at the above link & answers some on the site.

    It's nice to see there is interest in the subject out there, & that here is a PhD fostering such.

    Reminds me a bit of Carl Sagan, but deffo prettier.

    If you'd like to interact with a real currently working Astrophysicist, check out the link I posted at the top.

    If you don't, then don't. I'm not pushing it for any reason(I have no gain if you do or do not visit); just sharing some thing on topic, to see who might be currebntly reading.

    Wqhat's an Astrophysicist? Think Raj Koothrapalli on The Big Bang Theory.

    They study the components of the physical universe & how it all interacts with each other, & seeks to understand what any of that means for Earth & our future path.

    Oh, we're still going to get good & cooked in many eons, but why & how & how doesit go for other planetary systems out there?

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to George Pope on Friday, March 04, 2022 19:54:00
    On 02-27-22 17:07, George Pope wrote to All <=-

    This is a fun read for all, including your kids: https://astroquizzical.com/

    The head of the siote is Astrophysicist Jillian Scudder, PhD, who has published a book of the same nametghat is a nicxe concise descriiption
    of our cosmos fromBig Bang til now -- she goes in to details for all
    our relatives: the types of planets, stars,nebula mases, galaxies, et
    al. . .

    Pretty good, in fact, had to drag myself out of the rabbit hole. ;)



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  • From George Pope@1:153/757 to Tony Langdon on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 15:11:58
    On 02-27-22 17:07, George Pope wrote to All <=-
    This is a fun read for all, including your kids:
    https://astroquizzical.com/
    The head of the siote is Astrophysicist Jillian Scudder, PhD, who has
    published a book of the same nametghat is a nicxe concise descriiption
    of our cosmos fromBig Bang til now -- she goes in to details for all
    our relatives: the types of planets, stars,nebula mases, galaxies, et
    al. . .
    Pretty good, in fact, had to drag myself out of the rabbit hole. ;)

    Her site or the book?

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to George Pope on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 19:38:00
    On 05-11-22 15:11, George Pope wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Pretty good, in fact, had to drag myself out of the rabbit hole. ;)

    Her site or the book?

    The site (catching up on old mail here)


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