April 2009

This week’s Nightlife is the San Francisco celebration of Yuri’s Night, featuring planetarium shows, NASA lecturers, and roof-top stargazing.

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The Skeptics Society announced a June Geology Tour to Utah. The tour, guided by geologist/paleontologist Dr. Donald Prothero, will visit Zion, Bryce, and Capitol Reef National Parks, and will also include an opportunity to dig for fossil trilobites.

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To kick off our coverage of CONTACT 2009, here is an interview with CONTACT Conference founder Jim Funaro, recorded earlier this week. In the interview, we talk about the origins of the conference, highlights of this year’s 25 anniversary conference, and how the public is encouraged to attend. Jim Funaro Interview

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In an eerie portent of the events that ultimately doomed Space Shuttle Columbia, an article from Spaceflight Today reveals that in 1988, booster insulation debris caused extensive tile damage to Atlantis that jeopardized the safety of her crew.

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