For the same algorithm, the fortran version took 66 seconds to run, while the python version took 33,900 seconds (9 1/2 hours).
A python vs. fortran smackdown
Crater Markham
Venusian craters larger than twenty kilometers are named after noteworthy women.
Harry Potter Astronomy
J. K. Rowling drew upon star lore to name some of her characters, and this seems like a great excuse to talk about a few of the sky's wonders.
Weeping Weeping Willow
As I pass under their canopy, cool air braces me and a spritz of moisture douses my face.
Crash Landing
He fired the landing rockets and began to deploy the landing gear, but too late.
What a space week!
Ultima Thule is the first known "contact binary" small body in the solar system.
Habitability of planets in red dwarf systems
KM dwarfs are excellent places to search for life. The minute we build starships, we should stuff a few geo-astro-biologists on board and find out more.
Fakery Detector
... sorting truth from fiction takes mental work and time. Learning will occur.
Kin to the stars.
"Spectroscopy," I might answer.
"Huh?" one might reasonably reply.
Where’s Galahad?
The universe is all we can observe. I think it's safe to say my corgi is there, somewhere.
Guy Worthey 