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Entries by Zoe P. Strassfield from 02/2012

A Cloudy Day, a Starry Night

| Posted 02.06.2012 | College
Read More: Space Shuttle Columbia, Nasa, Space Exploration, Astronomy, Space, Solar System, Space Shuttle, Student Astronomy, Columbia Space Shuttle, College News

Nine years ago today, I'd been visiting Washington D.C. with a group from my church when we'd heard that the Space Shuttle Columbia had been lost on reentry.

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Can You See the Man in the Moon?

| Posted 02.13.2012 | Science
Read More: Constellations, Amateur Astronomy, Astronomy, Pareidolia, Science, Moon, Stargazing, Science News

As someone who likes to think they have a pretty good imagination, I've always had a lot of fun with pareidolia, the fancy, scientific name for seeing patterns or pictures in nature where none exist.

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Paradoxically Ordinary

| Posted 02.19.2012 | College
Read More: Nasa, Space Exploration, Space Station, NASA Tweetup, Ron Garan, International Space Station, Cady Coleman, Astronauts, Spaceflight, College News

I was lucky enough to be selected for the Valentine's Day TweetUp at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. 150 followers of the @NASA account randomly chosen and invited to come to DC and meet with astronaut Ron Garan.

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Sunday With the Sea Lions

| Posted 02.27.2012 | College
Read More: New-England-Aquarium, Biology, Sea Lions, Aquarium, Boston, Seals, Science, Oceans, Animals, Marine Biology, Coral Reefs, Ocean, College News

Every now and then, they would roll over to scratch an itch, and then return to lying there serenely with their eyes closed. Those sea lions, I thought, had the right idea about how to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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