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May 3, 2025

Mad about Science: Light pollution

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

Today’s subject was suggested by Kodiak Ellis. Thanks, Kodi!

The discovery of electricity brought with it a unique problem that had never before been encountered …

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March 29, 2025

Free nerd

By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff

It’s no secret that I’m a nerd. I’ve waxed poetic about The Lord of the Rings and Star Trek enough in these pages for the …

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March 18, 2025

Mad about Science: Spheres

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

In case you forgot, Pi Day is Friday, March 14 — a celebration of one of the most important numbers in our universe: 3.14159.

Pi …

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October 1, 2024

Mad about Science: Boeing Starliner: Part II

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

We’ve returned to explore what happened to the Boeing Starliner and why it stranded two astronauts on the International Space Station. Last week, we learned …

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September 22, 2024

Boeing starliner: part 1

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

The Internet Age, and the 24-hour news cycle that comes with it, has given us a peek into history and science in ways our predecessors …

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September 13, 2024

Spacepoint hosts rocket tech innovator Stoke Space for special Sandpoint event

By Reader Staff

Spacepoint is bringing another special event to Sandpoint, highlighting opportunities in the space industry and connecting locals with some of the leaders in the field.

The nonprofit, …

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April 13, 2024

Mad about Science: Our moon is weird

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnis

A total solar eclipse occurred April 8 over parts of Mexico, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. Some people gave away their life savings …

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September 28, 2023

Spacepoint hosts final Sci-Fest event of the year, featuring a talk on black holes and screening of Interstellar

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

Despite their prevalence in science fiction, black holes have until fairly recently existed only in theory. That all changed eight years ago, thanks to a …