Ethan's Profile
Ethan Siegel is a theoretical astrophysicist in Portland, OR. You can learn about him, contact him, or just enjoy the site.
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Recent Posts
- The Galaxy's Biggest Valentine
- Weekend Diversion: Interactive Scale of the Universe
- Hey, America! Break out the Binoculars after Sunset and see Uranus tonight!
- The Big Bang for Beginners
- Real Science and Health News: From a Truth Vigilante
- Weekend Diversion: The Greatest Thing Ever on Amazon.com
- Saturn's Super Storm Staggers Skywatchers!
- Defeating Hubble, from the ground!
- Defending Physics Against Cracked.com
- Weekend Diversion: The Best (and Easiest) Charity Ever!
Awards
2011: Winner - Charm Quark - 3QuarksDaily Prize in Science.

2010: Best Blog by physics.org.
2010: People's choice award by physics.org!
Recent Comments
- srinivasan on Our Galaxy's Next Supernova
- BDNf on Real Science and Health News: From a Truth Vigilante
- Wow on Real Science and Health News: From a Truth Vigilante
- Candiru on Weekend Diversion: Interactive Scale of the Universe
- Torbjörn Larsson, OM on Weekend Diversion: Interactive Scale of the Universe
- Pronoein on Weekend Diversion: Interactive Scale of the Universe
- scooter on Weekend Diversion: Interactive Scale of the Universe
- Wow on Defending Physics Against Cracked.com
- Tristan on Weekend Diversion: Interactive Scale of the Universe
- Ema Nymton on The Big Bang for Beginners
Archives
- February 2012
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Blogroll
Astronomy/Physics- Ask an Astronomer
- AstroEngine
- Astronomy Lectures (ASP)
- AstronomyCast
- AstroPhotography
- Bad Astronomy
- Brian's Astronaut Page
- Cosmic Variance
- Dynamics of Cats
- Hubble Picture Gallery
- Not Even Wrong
- One Astronomer's Noise
- Orbiting Frog
- Picture of the Day (APOD)
- Planetary Society
- Second Sight
- Universe Today
Contact
You can contact me for professional/media events at my professional address:
Ethan Siegel
Lewis & Clark College -- MSC 15
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
Phone: (503) 768-7692
Or, if you just have an email inquiry, send it to ethan DOT siegel AT gmail DOT com. (Replace "DOT" with "." and "AT" with "@"; this is to avoid spam.)

