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UCLA Researchers Find Evidence for Water Ice Deposits and Organic Material on Mercury

By Guest PostNovember 30, 2012Sciencedark planet, ice on mercury, mercury, polar crater, topographic map, water ice, water rich asteroids

Planetary scientists have identified water ice and unusually dark deposits within permanently shadowed areas at Mercury’s north pole. (more…)

Distorted Art

By Guest PostFebruary 10, 2012Culturealuminum, art, art in distortion, black ribbon, clouds roll by, conceptual, cord, david meyer, distorted, ephemeral, flour sculpture, greater reston arts center, imagery, leah frankel, moonscape, personal discovery, photograph, suzi fox, topographic map, university of delaware, virginia

*UD art professor creates sculptures from baking flour, aluminum*

There’s a quality to David Meyer’s art that’s both conceptual and ephemeral, sort of like watching the clouds roll by.

You see with your mind, not your eyes. And even then, as with clouds, shapes move. Things change.

There’s art in distortion. (more…)