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The Astronomers: Excerpt from A Hairy and Fiery Star

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Barry Pomeroy

The astronomers, their eyes fixed on the distant stars and their nights sacrificed to the demands of their ethereal trade, were the first to report the comet’s imminent arrival. As if the comet had come from below the plane of … Continue reading →

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Proof of Alien Life, or at Least of Human Silliness

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

There has been a lot of excitement lately, in scientific circles at least, about the star that experiences periodic and unexplainable dimming. Conjecture about the causes of the phenomena range as widely as the people who are doing the dreaming … Continue reading →

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