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Bob Berman's Strange Universe
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Bob Berman
You know the old Hughes Mearns poem, "As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there ..."Astronomers study objects we assume are really there. But sometimes they're not. A few months ago we mentioned rainbows, which stirred some controversy. Are they there? Sort of. A rainbow is nothing but a group of light rays converging on your eyes. It has no solidity. It cannot cast a shadow. But i... Read more »
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July 2013: If hot dogs get an annual celebration, so should these astronomy-related subjects.
By Bob Berman // Published: May 28, 2013
Travel to the starsSubscriber Only Access
June 2013: The inside story on astro-tourism.
By Bob Berman // Published: April 22, 2013
Hubble and the light-yearSubscriber Only Access
May 2013: Why we should stick to more understandable distances.
By Bob Berman // Published: March 25, 2013
Astro April FoolsSubscriber Only Access
April 2013: Some pranks were deliberate, some accidental.
By Bob Berman // Published: February 25, 2013
Who are we?Subscriber Only Access
March 2013: We may all be different, but we each get something from the wonders of the universe.
By Bob Berman // Published: January 28, 2013
Martian shadowsSubscriber Only Access
February 2013: This Groundhog Day, remember that all shadows involve science — not rodents.
By Bob Berman // Published: December 21, 2012
It’s randomSubscriber Only Access
January 2013: Accomplishing a complex task by mere chance creates seemingly endless possibilities.
By Bob Berman // Published: November 26, 2012
Gifts from The Twilight ZoneSubscriber Only Access
December 2012: 'Tis the season for astronomical rip-offs.
By Bob Berman // Published: October 29, 2012
Infinite universeSubscriber Only Access
November 2012: Recent studies indicate that we can't see even a small piece of the cosmos
By Bob Berman // Published: September 24, 2012
True colorsSubscriber Only Access
October 2012: How do you capture exciting celestial images without creating something that's not real?
By Bob Berman // Published: August 28, 2012
Believe it?Subscriber Only Access
September 2012: Sometimes the truth is just what you have the space and time to explain.
By Bob Berman // Published: July 23, 2012
Space: women needn’t apply?Subscriber Only Access
August 2012: Debra Elmegreen challenges astronomy’s anti-female legacy.
By Bob Berman // Published: June 25, 2012

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