Stories by Neil F. Comins

Neil F. Comins has published research on general relativity, optical and radio astronomy, computer simulations of galaxies, and astronomy education. He is the author of 15 trade and textbooks and, more impressively, is a cartoon character in Japan. The profile photo of Neil F. Comins was taken at Mitsubishi Pavillion, World Expo Aichi, Japan, 2005. The pavillion was based entirely on his book, "What if the Moon Didn't Exist?" Follow Neil F. Comins on Twitter @ncomins

Evolution

What If the Moon Didn't Exist?: The Fun of Counterfactuals in Science

On the razor edge between reality and fiction, there is a realm in which worlds we have never seen could, indeed might, exist. I first became interested in these worlds in 1990, when my older son, James, was 5 and inundating my wife and me with "What if?" questions (for more details, see here)...

September 16, 2011 — Neil F. Comins