Starship Asterisk*

There is no proof that the local physical laws are the same everywhere in the universe, just as there is no proof that they are not. How could we know when we've never ventured beyond our own backyard? As a theoretical consideration perhaps space/time causes not our local perception of time, but som...

The Taoists had it right. Yin & Yang!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090906.html

One very striking feature of this picture tells me this is an atmospheric effect. The repeated solar images are behind the clouds and each cloud bank is different. I fail to see how any window or lens effect would result in that. Perhaps this is another atmospheric warming effect that hasn't previou...