Is it pulsars? A spy satellite? Or an alien message?

from New Scientist Is this ET? Mystery of strange radio bursts from space by Sarah Scoles Mysterious radio wave flashes from far outside the galaxy are proving tough for astronomers to explain. Is it pulsars? A spy satellite? Or an alien message? BURSTS of radio waves...

Bad Moon Rising

from The Independent Solar eclipse, Supermoon, Spring equinox: Friday will see three rare celestial events by ANDREW GRIFFIN Eclipses have long been feared as bad omens, but the equinox is celebrated as a time of renewal As the eclipse plunges the UK and other places...

Gene Gene The Dancing Machine Gone

from The Hollywood Reporter Gene Patton, Gene Gene the Dancing Machine From ‘The Gong Show,’ Dies at 82 Gene Patton, the NBC stagehand in Burbank who stole the spotlight as Gene Gene the Dancing Machine on NBC’s wacky The Gong Show, died Monday, his family...

I Like Pi

from The Washington Post 10 stunning images show the beauty hidden in pi By Ana Swanson Saturday — March 14, 2015, or 3/14/15 — marks an extremely nerdy holiday. It is the official celebration of π, the magical, mathematical and infinite constant that is...