The Center of the Universe – Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Center of the Universe – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for access to the main article. The “Center of the Universe” in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an intriguing acoustic anomaly. Marked by a small concrete circle within a larger brick circle, it creates a unique...
Toronto Students Drive Canadian Lunar Rover Prototype Headed for Moon Exploration

Toronto Students Drive Canadian Lunar Rover Prototype Headed for Moon Exploration

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. Students from three Greater Toronto Area schools won a national competition, allowing them to remotely control a lunar rover prototype. The competition, organized by Let’s Talk...
Scientific America – Newfound ‘Quasi-Moon’ Has Been Earth’s Fellow Traveler for Thousands of Years

Scientific America – Newfound ‘Quasi-Moon’ Has Been Earth’s Fellow Traveler for Thousands of Years

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for a link to the full article. Astronomers have identified asteroid 2023 FW13 as a “quasi-moon” or “quasi-satellite,” meaning it orbits the sun in a similar timeframe as Earth but is only slightly influenced...
The Spilhaus Projection-A World Map According To Fish

The Spilhaus Projection-A World Map According To Fish

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for a link to the original article. The author reminisces about a geography lesson in the late 1970s where Mr. Lewin, a seemingly dull teacher but esteemed rugby coach, explained the complexities of map...
Dying star could unleash powerful gamma-ray burst in our galaxy

Dying star could unleash powerful gamma-ray burst in our galaxy

Click HERE for a link to the orginial article. Astronomers have discovered a unique star system named Apep, located about 8,000 light-years from Earth. This system contains two massive Wolf-Rayet stars, one of which is nearing the end of its life and could produce a...
Teaching the Nature of Science, Part II

Teaching the Nature of Science, Part II

Submitted by STAO Member, Dr. Anthony Persaud, EdD, MSc Anthony has been in science since 1993 working in pharmaceuticals, and a science educator since 2006 including as science department head, Instructional Coordinator in Science and Technology, and Seconded Faculty...
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