Praesepe: The Beehive Cluster

April 22, 2016 Karen Bellenir

This image of Praesepe, also popularly known as the Beehive Cluster, was created by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/California Institute of Tec… — This image of Praesepe, also popularly known as the Beehive Cluster, was created by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation (Image: public domain, courtesy 2MASS/UMass/IPAC-Caltech/NASA/NSF).

Praesepe refers to an open cluster of stars in the dim constellation Cancer. Today it is more commonly known to English-speaking people as the Beehive Cluster.

Bad Things Have Been Done

April 10, 2016 Karen Bellenir

People have indeed done some very bad things, and continue to do bad things, under the banner of religion. But religion isn't unique in being misused in this way.

Shamrocks and Clover

March 17, 2016 Karen Bellenir

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Why is St. Patrick associated with sprigs of clover?

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