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- Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: space
Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
Listed below are band names (primarily from rock) that are out-of-this-world in nature. The most common terms are star (17), star (13), moon (13), sun (13), and space (7). Meanwhile Mars (8), Venus (6), Mercury (2), Jupiter (2), and Pluto … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, entertainment, fun, history, Language, Music, music reviews, Outer Space, Science, solar
Tagged astronomy, band names, fun, history, Moon, music, outer space, planets, rock, rock 'n'roll, satellites, space, stars, sun
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Serenading flags worldwide that depict the Moon
As a follow-up to the previous post on flags from around the planet that depict the Sun, here is a list of those with the Moon on them. In nearly all cases, the Moon is depicted as a crescent shape … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Africa, art, Asia, Astronomy, branding, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, Latin America, Native Americans, North America, Outer Space, peace, product design, South America, States, tourism, Travel
Tagged design, emblem, flag, flags, Moon, nations, outer space, space, symbol
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Favorite aerospace museums visited to date – UPDATED
Titan Missile Museum – Green Valley, AZ: best of the best – they focus on one topic and do it extremely well. The one and only place you can see a retired Titan Missile literally sitting in it’s underground launch … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, air travel, art, aviation, geography, historic preservation, history, military, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, product design, Science, technology, tourism, Travel
Tagged aerospace, balloons, engineering, flight, hall of fame, missiles, museums, Science, space
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“Interstellar” is indescribably awesome!
Kathy and I saw Interstellar last night. This science-fiction epic is so good that a description cannot and should not be compartmentalized into a blog post. The cast, including a surprise un-billed guest appearance, were superb, the visual images were … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, art, Astronomy, aviation, civility, culture, entertainment, environment, family, film, fun, history, humanity, Love, movies, music, music reviews, Outer Space, pictures, pollution, Science, Science fiction, sustainability, technology, Travel, video, weather, writing
Tagged astronomy, cinema, film, Hans Zimmer, Interstellar, love, movie reviews, movies, music, science fiction, space, storytelling
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Can you guess the city? The correct answers thus far – update 18
Spoiler alert- if you don’t want to know the answers to “can you guess the city,” please do not read any further. The list of correct answers provided below will be updated regularly so you can check your answers as … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, aviation, cities, Communications, fun, geography, globalization, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, technology, Travel, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, astronomy, cities, fun, games, geography, maps, pictures, satelliye images, space, spatial design, trivia
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Can you guess City #42?
Below is an impressive satellite image of City #42 for your consideration. Congratulations to lampenj for being the first to correctly identify City #41.
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, environment, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, land use, space, spatial design
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Can you guess the city, #27?
Congratulations to akn for being the first to correctly identify City #26. To date, no one has correctly identified City #25, so here is a hint – it is not in the Western Hemisphere. Below is City #27, whose satellite … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, land use, maps, satellite images, space, spatial design
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Can you guess the city, #24?
Congratulations to Mathias for identifying City #23 at light speed. I’m gonna have to make these harder, aren’t I? 🙂 Here is City #24, whose satellite image is very cool.
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, environment, fun, geography, Geology, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, land use, maps, space, spatial design, sprawl
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Can you guess the city, #21?
Nope, this isn’t a blackjack player’s haven like Vegas or Monte Carlo. Hmmm…what is City #21? Congratulations to David for being the first to correctly identify City #20.
Posted in aerospace, cities, environment, fun, geography, Geology, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, trails, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, geology, land use, maps, satellite image, space, spatial design
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Can you guess the city, #17?
Congratulations to Bobby for being the first to correctly identify City #16. Here is City #17. Good luck!
Posted in aerospace, cities, Environment, fun, geography, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design
Tagged cities, fun, games, geography, land use, maps, outer space, planning, satellite images, space, spatial design
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