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1. Ancient Greece Odyssey: Temple of Apollo at Delphi We journey now to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece, where the Delphic Oracle gave prophesies to commoner and king. I'll share my photos, memories and knowledge of this stunning Greek site, which also features an unusual temple of Athena on...
2. Kit's Guide to Greek Mythology Welcome to my lens on Greek Mythology! The ancient Greeks used mythology to explain the world around them, give order to their universe, and, on occasion, just tell a good story. Their gods are bigger than life, but still oh-so-human, with all our pa...
3. The Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory For some time now moon landing conspiracy theory supporters claim that the moon landing never really took place, but was actually produced by clever movie makers! The moon landing conspiracy theory revolves around a few key issues, mainly footage an...
4. Moon Landing Hoax Conspiracy theorists argue that NASA's Apollo moon missions were faked, they present some interesting information and theories which are explored here. Examine the evidence and decide for yourself, was the moon landing a hoax?    
5. Kara Thrace Kara "Starbuck" Thrace is the star pilot of the Colonial forces in the popular science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, a reimagining of the late 70's program of the same name. Starbuck is played by actress Katee Sackhoff. Part...
6. The Oracle at Delphi : Tales of the Ancient Greeks On Mt Parnassus, the sacred ruins of Delphi run lightly down the wooded terraces. Inside the sanctuary is the Temple of Apollo where sat the famous oracle, the sacred Corycian Cave, and the Castalian Spring. Legend tells us that the shrine was origi...
7. Bible Facts Why Can't the Bible Be Better Understood? That's a question people have struggled with since the bible came into existence late 4th early 5th CAD. It wasn't called 'bible', which like 'babel' means many voices, but the Vul...
8. Failure Is Not an Option Flight director for most of the NASA missions, from Mercury to the last landing on the Moon writes about the space missions from his perspective. Fascinating look at the early days of space flight - before there were computers, wall sized plasma disp...
9. Cassandra Growing up I was fascinated by Greek Mythology, and the stories and characters enthralled me.  One of the first classes I took in college was Mythology, and one of the characters who caught my attention the most, behind Pallas Athena, was Cassan...
10. Apollo Lunar Module This is a picture of "Spider", photographed from "Gumdrop" courtesy of NASA Apollo 9 was the big test for the Lunar Module. The mission had several big milestones: First manned test of the Lunar Module First test of the Apollo space suits First ma...
11. Investing in the Autographs of Astronauts As an alternative investment vehicle, I love space-related memorabilia - especially autographed photographs of the astronauts. I mean, they're lovely to have for their historical and aesthetic appeal, too - but the capital appreciation is what reall...
12. Greek Mythology Trivia Quiz: Apollo Welcome to my latest Greek mythology quiz, a series of fun quizzes testing your knowledge of the myths of ancient Greece! This quiz focuses on the Greek god Apollo. Other Greek Mythology Quizzes in this series: Easy Greek Mythology Quiz The Olympian...
13. Pink Floyd Moon Jammin During The Moon Walk Pink Floyd moon jammin' is yet another legend about the band, which recorded Dark Side Of The Moon, that is shrouded in a cloak of mystique and myth. In the BBC studios with scientists and producers during the opening hours of the Apollo 11 mission t...
14. Apollo's Arrow The Science of Prediction and the Future of Everything  In the spirit of Freakonomics and A Short History of Progress, Apollo's Arrow is a compelling, irreverent, elegantly written history of our future  For centuries, scientists and cha...
15. Apollo Moon Shot Collectables The first human stepped foot on the moon in July 1969. Since then, only 12 men have walked on the moon's surface in a hectic several years and we haven't been back in more than 30 years. Collecting memorabilia from the Apollo missions has become a ve...
16. Moon Rising For some reason a link to this movie landed in my in box! After watching it, I am persuaded that perhaps we have been fed some pablum once again! Watch for yourself and feel free to share your views!
17. Syesha Mercado | American Idol Runner-up Headlines Dreamgirls Tour Dreamgirls opened recently at the Apollo Theater in Harlem with Sarasota singer Syesha Mercado in the starring role as Deena Jones, the Diana Ross character in the musical about a Supremes-like girl group. Growing up in Sarasota, Florida, Syesha atte...
18. Orion - crew exploration vehicle America will send a new generation of explorers to the moon aboard NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle. Making its first flights early in the next decade, Orion is part of the Constellation Program to send human explorers back to the moon, and then...
19. Planet Earth Pictures of the Earth from far away
20. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) On January 14, 2004, President Bush put NASA on a new course into the cosmos. The Vision for Space Exploration announced that day focused the agency on a bold new mission: landing humans on the moon before the end of the next decade, paving the way f...