by Jim Heath | Dec 21, 2020 | Headlines, Religion, Science
Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer to each other in the night sky tonight than they have in 800 years — forming a celestial beacon akin to the ‘Star of Bethlehem’. The gas giants — the largest planets in the solar system — have been slowly getting closer...
by Jim Heath | Nov 19, 2020 | Headlines, Science, Space
Astronomers are advocating the construction of an “Ultimately Large Telescope” on the moon to further research about the Big Bang. The ideas is to set up a telescope that would allow scientists to view and analyze the oldest stars in the universe,...
by Jim Heath | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020, Endorsements, Headlines, Joe Biden, Science
Scientific American has been in circulation since Abraham Lincoln was a humble lawyer in Springfield, Ill. But the magazine had not formally endorsed a presidential candidate until today, when it urged its readers to vote for Joe Biden in a scathing editorial that...
by Jim Heath | Aug 26, 2020 | Entertainment, Headlines, NASA, Science, Space
TV’s most outspoken (and greatest) space explorer has a question for the minds behind the U.S. military’s newest branch: “What the heck is wrong with you, Space Force?” In a Military Times op-ed published today, actor William Shatner railed...
by Jim Heath | Apr 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Science
As the nation confronts one of its worst public health disasters in generations, a moment that demands a leader willing to marshal the full might of the American scientific establishment, the White House is occupied by a president whose administration has diminished...
by Jim Heath | Dec 3, 2019 | Headlines, Science
A quick read of NASA’s website makes it clear that there is almost unanimous scientific consensus that humans contribute to climate change. It has been NASA’s position for years, during both Republican and Democrat administrations. NASA’s leading...
