... though in the past I've worked on ices and the process of icing; asteroid-comet crossover objects; potentially-hazardous asteroid spectra; Pluto and its posse of Kuiper Belt objects; in situ exploration via spacecraft; mission design and management; rings; and moons in the outer solar system. There was a brief period where I even worked on extragalatic radio jets. I even like isotope geochemistry on alternate Tuesdays.
"No one in his proper senses can ascribe the slightest use to the existence of comets. For ages they have served no other conceivable "purpose" than to frighten people out of their wits." --Woolsey Teller
Night Vnto Night Showeth Knowledge
"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another." --Plato
"I know nothing of any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream." --Vincent van Gogh
"Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. -Zora Neale HurstonResearch is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose." --Zora Neale Hurston
"An asteroid... now that's GOOD HONEST WORK." --Paul Schechter, fall 2008
"We can't stop here, this is adiabat country!"
Two antennae met on a roof, fell in love, and decided to get married.
The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was great!
If they have too many little 'uns, at meal time they'll have to set up a feed line.