We got all kinds of science going on this week. The eclipse reached peak in New York City at around 3:25PM EST. My building’s in the Bronx and has an amazing view from the rooftop of the northern Manhattan skyline, so I was up there with the boyfriend. It never got dark, only slightly dim, …read more.

Just don’t ask me to write with my left hand in real life because when I do I write my letters backwards >.<

Just don’t ask me to write with my left hand in real life because when I do I write my letters backwards >.<

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/5808990 Even though 2012 DA14 comes so close and is relatively large (about half the length of a football field), it is not going to become bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Sky watchers can catch a glimpse of it using binoculars. The object will be visible through binoculars for about four …read more.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/across-the-universe/2013/feb/15/asteroid-2012-da14

And just to think this is just a *tiny* piece off a meteorite.  I can’t even wrap my head around what a large one would be like; the sky was on fire.  No wonder the dinosaurs went poof. [embedplusvideo height=”376″ width=”620″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/90Omh7_I8vI?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=90Omh7_I8vI&width=620&height=376&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&amp;notes=” id=”ep5615″ /]     [embedplusvideo height=”376″ width=”620″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/XIAm5hq8WWc?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=XIAm5hq8WWc&width=620&height=376&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&amp;notes=” id=”ep5213″ /]   …read more.