home publications > mercury . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... ASP Conference Series . ... Editorial . ... Astronomers should spend more time explaining their profession to the public. ... Such astroengineering is probably just a matter of time, and lunar tides are already helping out; the night of June 30-July 1 will be longer by a leap second. ... In its new plan to push astronomers into the nation's schools, NASA has at least recognized the time pressure on researchers. ...