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• The Hunt for Zero Point: Inside the Classified World of Antigravity Technology

  This riveting work of investigative reporting and history exposes classified government projects to build gravity-defying aircraft–which have an uncanny resemblance to flying saucers. The atomic bomb was not the only project to occupy government scientists in the 1940s. Antigravity technology, originally spearheaded by scientists in Nazi Germany, was another high priority, one that still may [...]

• Stargazing With Telescopes: Tips For Buying Or Building Your Own Telescopes Without Difficulty And Without Costing Much Money So You Can Navigate The Night Sky With Great Excitement And Fun

  Telescopes are devices for looking at distant objects. They make far-away objects appear nearer and larger by a combination of lenses or mirrors. Telescopes are by a large extent associated with astronomy as an aid in studying the universe. Telescopes are not limited to astronomy though; they also play an active part in sea navigation, [...]

• The NexStar User’s Guide

  Celestron’s NexStar telescopes were introduced in 1999, beginning with their first computer controlled “go to” model, a 5-inch. More models appeared in quick succession, and Celestron’s new range made it one of the two dominant manufacturers of affordable “go to” telescopes. Michael Swanson’s online discussions with literally thousands of NexStar owners made it clear that [...]

• The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference

  In support of Pluto-the cutest and most unfairly treated planet Pity poor Pluto: It’s a planet that was discovered because of a mistake, a planet that turned out not to be a planet at all, thanks to a still-disputed decision made in 2006. And yet, Pluto is the planet best-loved by Americans, especially children, one [...]

• Forty-Two Poems

  There lies afar behind a western hill The Town without a Market, white and still; For six feet long and not a third as high Are those small habitations. There stood I, Waiting to hear the citizens beneath Murmur and sigh and speak through tongueless teeth. When all the world lay burning in the sun [...]