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Comments on Manhattanhenge, when the sun aligns with New York's street grid.

Reflections on the World Trade Center.

A special issue of Natural History magazine dedicated to astronomical phenomena in the City of New York.

A review of all the ways society exhibits its fear of number, including the absence of a 13th floor in many office buildings.

The study of spectra is the most important means by which we decode the nature of the universe.

A rant about jargon, with persistent comparisons between the transparent, polysyllabic words of astronomy "Red Giant", "Big bang" and the intractable words of nearly every other scientific discipline, including medicine.

A study of how modern understanding of the universe comes to us through methods, tools, and tactics that extend far beyond our native five senses to detect.

A strong rebuttal to the widely cited book "The End of Science" by John Horgan.

Exploring the trend of cosmic themes that serve as the artist's muse in much the same way that religious themes served artist's creativity during the Renaissance.

How we came to learn that the laws of nature we measure here on Earth apply through the universe.