Fusion Reaction   “Thermonuclear” sounds harsh, let’s say, “solar wind” – ten billion year gust.   I think this is one of NASA’s most beautiful, recent photo-animations.  Haiku to the view!

Originally posted on Brave & Reckless:
It’s good to know that love that you can feel can be returned, so, as you sow you’ll reap – especially when things turn very real and service leaves you thrown on the burn heap. Proving yourself to be a loyal friend May prove far easier than finding proof…

I was  asked to lead an informal discussion group at ESOF: Why Send A Poem To Mars? This was a part of a week long series at the ESOF conference with the theme of taking a train, and starting a discussion with the passengers.  The passengers were the first dozen scientists and students willing to […]

Grab for the data! Information is power, if it’s understood.     TEST FOR TRAITS   Genome sequences only predispose.  Their code does not control you.         YOUR 23 Small deviations are all these tests are seeking — not heredity.               MEDICAL MARKERS   In A.M.A.’s […]

Lompoc poet, James Ph. Kotsybar, is scheduled to speak at the EuroScience Open Forum in Toulouse, France, on July 12th to represent NASA science in haiku, sonnets and villanelle. No stranger to NASA, Kotsybar has participated in anniversary celebrations of the Hubble Space Telescope, The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and the Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, […]