LandonCurtNoll

I heard that the University of California Office of the President plans to phase out funding for UC's Lick Observatory in 2016-2018. What do you think of that, and what can be done about it?

The gas cloud called G2 is being "spaghettified" by the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy. Briefly describe this ongoing event. What have we learned so far about this encounter and what do we hope to learn?