The 25 winners are released each May during peak Milky Way season , when the stars can best be captured in all their glory. Which one is your favourite?
"Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving." -Henry Ford
Here in the United States, it's American Thanksgiving, our annual harvest festival. Traditionally, it's the one day out of the year where we spend it with the people most important to us, and give genuine appreciation for the good things we have in our lives. And there is so much to be thankful for.
"The world owes you nothing. It was here first." -Mark Twain
When you think about where all of this came from back to the beginning of the Universe there's a good chance it makes you a little uncomfortable. For this week's Ask Ethan, our one remaining column here on ScienceBlogs, our reader vvv asks a question that quite possibly many of you have wondered:
Why didn't the universe collapse into a black hole right "at the moment of the big bang?"