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The Pale Blue Dot | Misheard interview question | Breakdown coach | Marmalade gin | Tahini chicken schnitzelYourreport (6 March) suggests that astronauts have seen the Earth “as a pale blue dot”. The Earth will have appeared large to any human spacefarers, as none have travelled beyond the moon. The famous image known as Pale Blue Dot was taken, at the instigation of Carl Sagan, by one of the Voyager probes, looking back through rings of Saturn. No one was on that s pacecraft at the time.Robin MorrisOxford• Several years ago my sister’s friend was attending a civil service interview and was asked: “What do you think of President Carter’s new trombone?” Puzzled, she replied: “I didn’t even know he played the trombone.” Back came the straight-faced statement: “I asked you what you tho ught of President Carter’s neutron bomb” (Letters, 7 March).Carole LynnDurhamContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Food Space Science Books Life and style Chicken Wales rugby league team Source Type: news