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Saturn’s hexagon effect demonstrated

bshears — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:17:00 +0000

Scientists here seem to avoid the answer that honeybees and wargame designers have figured out without fancy-schmancy doctorates in physics. There’s an inherent efficiency in the hexagon, as if it’s the shape you would get if you could divide a square by a circle.

Ceres, seriously

bshears — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:25:09 +0000

An interesting post on why the large asteroid-tiny planet of Ceres might be the best place to start an Earthling home away from home. I’m for it, if it gets us farther out faster.

Tralfamador Found!

bshears — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:40:20 +0000

Well, maybe this isn’t the planet where Billy Pilgrim met Valerie Perrine but the star in what is now officially a “system” has almost as funny a name: Fomalhaut.