Ellie's Archives: 2000-2026



AUGUST 2026
August 28 - Full Sturgeon Moon 4° Pisces - Partial Lunar Eclipse
August 30 - September 6 - Burning Man


Reading with Ellie



Wednesday August 19, 2026     10:00 AM ET


Ellie's World Blog Today
Earth Changes - Is the first domino in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
Remembering Hayden Panettiere


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Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


August 19, 1965

Kyra Sedgwick - Videos - Filmography

It's an unattainable goal to be good at everything.



August 19, 1955

Peter Gallagher - Videos - Filmography

A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.



August 19, 1963

John Stamos - Videos - Filmography

Having a child was one of the best things that ever happened to me.



August 19, 1969 - October 28, 2023

Matthew Perry - Videos - Filmography

Wonderful things happened in my life. I'm grateful for all of them.



August 19, 1975

Tracie Thoms - Videos - Filmography

You must confront your own heart to heal.
It helps if you get rid of anything or anyone
that no longer belongs in your life.



August 19, 1947

Gerald McRaney - Videos - Filmography

One of the most important parts of
aging is being able to stay focused.



August 19, 2026

National Aviation Day - Coincides with the birthday of Orville Wright



August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991

Gene Roddenberry - Star Trek - Buried in space

A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it,

or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.



August 19, 1952

Jonathan Frakes - Videos - Filmography


I always enjoyed going into the holodeck. It creates illusions within illusions.

In the closing scene of the final Star Trek Episode - Jonathan Frakes uttered these words for the last time. "Computer End Program". Troi and Riker walked through the holodeck door - a room that created programmed holograms - just as our simulation creates programmed experiences for us in 3D.

And then they were gone ... as so we shall be.

FADE TO BLACK



Tuesday August 18, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Einstein's abandoned cosmological constant made a spectacular comeback when astronomers discovered that the universe's expansion is accelerating. It now sits at the heart of our best cosmological model - a model that works extraordinarily well, yet may still be wrong.

NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will feature a revolutionary antenna design

Ruby-forming mineral found by Mars rover hints at violent impacts

ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman

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Scientists may have finally proved that empty space isn't really empty

Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal

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The use of AI in biotechnology is changing faster than the rules governing either technology

New gene activity tool measures biological age of cells and screens aging-related compound

The Quantum Internet Just Passed Its Toughest Real-World Test Yet - Over 38 Miles of Ordinary Cable

'Beyond human intuition': AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagine

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The probability of a very strong El Nino during October-December rose from 81% in CPC's July assessment to 95% in August

AI and 8 million digitized plant specimens reveal how the climate is changing nature in large parts of the world

Drier soils may turn late summer into prolonged extreme heat

Each degree of warming could add a month of intolerable heat for 1 billion people

AI reconstructs hidden history of Earth's mantle flow from surface clues

Two largest U.S. reservoirs hit record lows amid Western drought

A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps

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Labrador Sea a key player in providing oxygen for deep North Atlantic life

A weakening Atlantic Ocean current system could accelerate Earth's warming

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Acupuncture Seems to Rewire The Brain in Depression, Scans Reveal

What happens to strength, balance, stamina and reflexes as you age, and what you can do about it

A therapy that rewrites childhood memories can ease fear of failure

Monday: Magnitude 4.1 earthquake rattles Hawaiian island slammed by former Hurricane Lala

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Ancient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of years

Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess - and closed with human bodies

11,000-Year-Old Grains Reveal a Surprise About the Origins of Agriculture

Layered rock in India shows potential signs of microbial life dating to 3.5 billion years ago

Unlocking Gondwana's 120-million-year archive: Karoo record refines timing of extinctions and climate upheavals

Ancient Jomon DNA reveals a hidden Ice Age survival genetic toolkit

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U.S. tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna

Oral exams are making a comeback to stop AI cheating. But they have their own problems



Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


August 18, 1969

Edward Norton - Videos - Filmography

Wait ... Don't make a decision based on impulse.

Take your time ... Think about it ... Clear the chatter in your brain.

There ... Now you've get it !

Everything happens the way it's meant to.



August 18, 1978

Andy Samberg - Videos - Filmography

I've always felt that if something is polarizing,
that's usually the stuff I like the most.



August 18, 1969

Christian Slater - Videos - Filmography

As you get older you add some balance and mediation to your life,
that's where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things.



August 18, 1936 - September 16, 2025

Robert Redford - Sundance Film Festival - Videos - Filmography

Times change, making filmgoers starved for new ideas, voices and visions.



August 18, 1970 - July 20, 2025

Malcolm-Jamal Warner - Videos - Filmography

If I die tomorrow, I know I would go with a smile on my face.



August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009

Patrick Swayze - Videos - Filmography

There's just something about dance.

It's like a primal thing in all of us.



Monday August 17, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Nearly 50 years after launch, NASA has found a clever way to stretch Voyager 2's fading power supply and buy its science mission at least another year

Webb's mysterious little red dots may be hiding entire galaxies

JWST Finds Water Surviving Surprisingly Close to Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole

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After 50 Years of Searching, Physicists May Have Finally Found a Particle Made of Pure Force

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman claim we've reached the AI singularity. But how would we even know that happened?

An eight-year Finnish study found that children who spent more time on screens tended to show better cognitive processing as teenagers, challenging common assumptions about screen use. Researchers say the key may be balancing physical activity with screen activities that encourage learning, creativity, and active thinking.

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Midwest flooding begins to ease, but one more round of storms is on the way

Tens of thousands without power and more than 100 homes damaged as Tropical Storm Lala moves away from Hawaii

Video: Hawaii's recovery plan after facing Hurricane Lala

The Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by the Atlantic

Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time

Firefighters battle second day of blaze on Greek island

'Critical Transition': Earth's Chemistry Wobbled During Its 5 Biggest Mass Extinctions

M6.1 earthquake hits Vanuatu at intermediate depth

Uncharted territory: Second-largest reservoir in US plunges to a record low

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Brain activity reveals how people juggle changing goals in real time

A Crucial Part of The Brain's Memory Center Seems to Shrink in People With Depression

What is sudden adult death syndrome?

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Doctors Found 4 Autoimmune Diseases in One Woman at One Time affecting her liver, bile ducts, large intestine, and stomach

A Third Hidden Driver of High Blood Pressure Has Been Discovered - And a Potential Fix

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Tiny 1.7-billion-year-old fossils could reveal how complex life began

Ancient Austronesian seafarers carried symbolic art 4,000 years ago

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Hayden Panettiere, actress in Heroes and Nashville, dies at 36

Tommy John, Pitcher Who Gave His Name to Career-Saving Surgery, Dies at 83

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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. The case represents a new front in Trump's mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.



Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


August 17, 1943

Robert De Niro - Videos - Filmography

I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say,
"There's no place like New York City.
It's the most exciting city in the world. That's the way it is."



August 17, 1960

Sean Penn - Videos - Filmography

I think we all have both light and dark inside us.



August 17, 1969

Donnie Wahlberg - Videos - Filmography

In the end I'm the only one who knows me.



August 17, 1968

Helen McCrory - Videos - Filmography

Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful.



August 17, 1601 - January 12, 1665

Pierre de Fermat Mathematician - Fermat's Principle of Least Time - Videos

Quote: Light always takes the path requiring least time.