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Out the airlock
After 10 years in the planetarium field, and a difficult 4 years away from it - I have decided that instead of being a fun side project...
M. Josh Roberts
Jun 273 min read


How do we know what we know?
In astronomy, there's a commonly used phrase: “we stand on the shoulders of giants,” part of a longer quote sometimes attributed to Isaac...
M. Josh Roberts
May 223 min read


The Heavens at Hand
The technology I would like to describe is one that originates in the ancient past, likely as old as astronomy itself. While a few...
M. Josh Roberts
Sep 23, 20218 min read


Ice in the Lunar Polar regions (excerpt)
With the parade of anniversaries marking 50 years since the heights of the Apollo missions, humanity’s eyes are being drawn back to the...
M. Josh Roberts
May 28, 20204 min read


Formation of the Solar System
The story of our Solar System is a tale of deep time and the distant past - in that what we know of the formation and early periods of...
M. Josh Roberts
Dec 5, 20196 min read


Direct detection of Gravity Waves: When do headlines do a disservice?
Black holes have long endured a reputation as an “unknowable mystery” that has been highly distorted and warped in the funhouse mirror of...
M. Josh Roberts
Dec 5, 20198 min read


Is Anybody Out There? Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligences
The scientific approach to communicating with extraterrestrials is older than one might think. Over the past few centuries, some of the...
M. Josh Roberts
Dec 5, 201936 min read
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