Category: Absurdity

• Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

  Betelgeuse is one of the brighter stars in the sky, prominently visible as part of the constellation Orion. This is because it’s both relatively close to Earth (about 600 light-years away) and very large — if you put it in the center of our Solar System, it would reach out to Jupiter’s orbit. It’s also…

  Matthew R. Francis

  January 24, 2011

  Absurdity, Astronomy, Physics, and Related Fields