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Cosmic Game Connections, Science in Games Posted onFebruary 21, 2023February 12, 2023

Galactic Tug-of-War and Catan Card Game

Recently astronomers found a galaxy whose star-formation abruptly stopped due to a messy game of tug-of-war with another galaxy. I discuss the result and how […] Read More

Science in Games Posted onDecember 11, 2018January 6, 2023

A Side of Science: Mapping our home galaxy

I find pictures of spiral galaxies to be one of the most beautiful cosmic images. These galaxies are those grand disks of stars with 2 […] Read More

Science in Games Posted onNovember 10, 2018January 6, 2023

A Side of Science: Modeling Galaxy Collisions

In my latest video, I talk about ring galaxies and how astronomers have found that they originate in collisions of just the right size galaxies […] Read More

Cosmic Game Connections Posted onOctober 30, 2018October 30, 2018

Cosmic Game Connections: Ring Galaxies and The Pursuit of Happiness

A recent image released by the Chandra X-ray Observatory showed a galaxy with a ring of black holes and neutron stars. Why does it have […] Read More

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I’ve been a lifelong gamer and an astronomer — I see the universe in everything I do.

Here I’ll be posting a collection of reviews, game night re-caps, and anything gaming I feel like writing about. I also create content for a YouTube channel, including videos where I connect astronomy and board games.

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