Reading Roundup
by Exploratorium Staff • June 12, 2015
Welcome to our weekly roundup of online reading.
(Amy Snyder/Exploratorium)
Astronomers Describe the Chaotic Dance of Pluto’s Moons
Pluto’s lesser moons do quite an unusual, orbital dance. “It just shows the universe is a really complex and wonderful place,” said Scott J. Kenyon, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Wait ‘til you see what Nix’s rotation looks like!
At Last, Bill Nye’s LightSail Deploys its Solar Sails in Space
Been following the choppy but ultimately successful test launch of LightSail? Then it’s time to rejoice, for she has finally done her thing and the engineers of the Planetary Society are elated.
To Save California, Read “Dune”
Check out these speculative-technology takeaways from the 1965 science fiction epic, “Dune.” Or: How to survive an age of megadrought with stuff that doesn’t exist yet. You could always watch the movie, although I can’t truly recommend that because it’s not reading, but, uhh...hey, Kyle Maclachlan...
California is Sinking, and it’s Getting Worse
Title speaks for itself.
The Science Behind Why the Return-Trip Always Feels Shorter Than the Trip There
Are we there yet? The human experience of time is subjective. It can feel like a rushing river or jello. Read more to learn about how the human perception of time is responsible for the “return trip effect.”
