In Disney’s 1975 classic Escape from Witch Mountain<\/i>, one of the film’s mysterious interstellar twins carries with her the Star Case<\/i>, s small box with a picture of two stars next to one another. That’s where I learned about binary stars — two stars that orbit around one another and depend on each other for survival.<\/p>\n

Last week, Lemmy Kilmister, lead singer of the band Motorhead passed away at the age of 70. Last night was David Bowie’s turn. He was 69.<\/p>\n

I discovered Motorhead on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball back in the late 80s. After a couple of hours of the latest hard rock and heavy metal songs, the show would slip in videos from newer, unknown bands and older classics. The vintage, straight-forward aspect of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spaces” stood out at a time when budgets for music videos were typically in the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many music videos of that era featured flashy costumes, big sets, special effects and roving locations. Not the 100 mile per hour classic anthem “Ace of Spades.” In it, we get a smokey stage with Lemmy up front, warts (er, moles) and all. <\/p>\n