Author Archives: danielfeldman

Hannibal the T-Rex

Posted on October 17, 2010 by danielfeldman

There has been recent evidence that the Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the most fearsome carnivores of all time, could have been a cannibal! Nicholas Longrich, a researcher at Yale, discovered large gouges on the toe of a T-Rex from 65 … Continue reading →

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Pluto is Not a Planet!

Posted on October 13, 2010 by danielfeldman

As an aspiring astronomer/astrophysicist, I am often asked why Pluto is not a planet. I also get many defiant people telling me they know better than we scientists, and that Pluto is without a doubt, a planet. Well, I have … Continue reading →

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Earth 2.0?

Posted on October 5, 2010 by danielfeldman

I recently have encountered a firestorm of people (friends and family, naturally) asking (or telling) me about the big news to recently come out of the astronomy newsletters. “Another Earth has been found,” I get told with much excitement. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Gigantic Jet Captured on Film!

Posted on October 3, 2010 by danielfeldman

My astronomy professor alerted me to this website today: http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=01&month=10&year=2010 Recently, Joel Gonzalez recorded a rare phenomenon known as a gigantic jet near Kennedy Space Center. For those of you who watched the video in the link, you might be … Continue reading →

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