According to Sheila Ann Manuel Coggins, the About Guide to Weblogs, the definition of a Weblog or Blog for short is "Essentially, a weblog is a chronologically organized site with the latest entry appearing at the top of the page. It is updated by an individual (or a group of individuals)." In many cases, a Blog is an online journal, with differing amounts of personal data, depending on the Blogger.
Here, we'll take a look at your Guides favorite Blogs dealing with astronomy and space.
1. Bad Astronomy
Phil Plait is a real live astronomer, who revels in debunking myths & bad information. He is employed by the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University, working on a NASA project, but not actually for NASA. This man is a straight shooter who tells like like it is and pulls no punches. Just as I go to About Urban Legends or Snopes when I get that email telling me to forward to everyone I know, I turn to Bad Astronomy when I hear astronomical news that I need to check out.2. Cosmic Log
Alan Boyle, MSNBC.com's science editor, blogs about "space shots, quantum dots, nanobots and more -- a virtual curiosity shop of the physical sciences plus paleontology, archaeology and other ologies that strike his fancy." This is always a great place to turn to for and idea on what's up in the world of science.3. Astronomy Blog
Astronomy Blog describes itself like this: "An astronomy blog based in the UK. Pondering questions such as 'Why does the Moon look orange?'" The blogger, Stuart states he set it up as "somewhere to write about astronomy and astrophysics related stuff." He does a good job of it, too.4. NASA Watch
The folks at NASA Watch say, "Remember: It's YOUR space agency. Get involved. Take it back. Make it work - for YOU." I agree. Asmuch as I am a fan of NASA and the many things they have accomplished, like any government agency or large beuracracy, it doesn't hurt to have someone watching.5. Slacker Astronomy
The three brilliant (and possibly unstable) people behind Slacker Astronomy say, "Because if you aren't going to care about something, you may as well not care about astronomy."Slacker Astronomy is a podcast created by Aaron Price, written and recorded by Pamela Gay and Travis Searle. It covers topics from The Bubba Gump Galaxy Co. to the 2006 AAS Newton Lacy Pierce Prize.