astropixie

for a great intro to all things astronomy, tune into this crash course  youtube series about astronomy , hosted by my friend , the bad astr...

i recently finished reading Kurt Vonnegut's second novel,  The Sirens of Titan .  overall, an enjoyable read. i like how vonnegut plays...

speaking of open access , i found this great site,  the public domain review: a project of the open knowledge foundation . on that site t...

it was 2 years ago today that aaron swartz ended his life. the friend who recommended watching this documentary about him - the internet...

if any sydneysiders read this ... I'll be participating in Astronomy in the Park this Friday at Centennial Park in Sydney. I'm givi...

This April 24th marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope!?!   hard to believe the old girl has lasted this lo...

have you ever spotted jupiter during the daylight hours?   i have not, but philip cruden has, and captured this great photo that even show...

i'm not a huge fan of resolutions, even if i mentally throw out a few challenges for myself on new years day after reflecting on the ac...

almost time to enjoy sydney's famous end of the year ritual - FIREWORKS!   but first, a slightly different perspective of the festiv...