http://www.knoxville.com/staff/thomas-r-webber/Thomas R. Webber is director of the Heritage Planetarium in Blount County. He has a background in physics and graduated from the University of Tennessee. His academic interest was in cosmology and gravitation. Webber had the honor of working on several different applied physics projects at UT, which provided not just experience, but wonderful friends and memories. Webber has been director of the Heritage Planetarium since it reopened in 1997 and has been writing for the News Sentinel since February 2004 (and loving it!). He is married to the lovely and charming Ms. Barbara since 1989. Hobbies include eating, sleeping, and sitting. When not engaged in those activities, he and his wife are involved with Corvettes (they own four) and also enjoy restoring their home.en-ushttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/25/mars-attacks/Mars Attacks! (Or, not)Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:27:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/25/mars-attacks/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/12/perseid-meteor-shower-to-peak-this-evening/ Perseid meteor shower to peak this evening Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/12/perseid-meteor-shower-to-peak-this-evening/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jul/12/ut-professor-leery-of-new-cosmic-claim/ UT professor leery of new cosmic claim Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jul/12/ut-professor-leery-of-new-cosmic-claim/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/04/professor-aids-in-asteroid-discovery/ Professor aids in asteroid discovery Tue, 04 May 2010 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/04/professor-aids-in-asteroid-discovery/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/05/scientists-say-shortening-of-day-not-significant/Scientists say shortening of day not significant Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/05/scientists-say-shortening-of-day-not-significant/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/23/locals-dismayed-by-space-cuts/Locals dismayed by space cuts Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/23/locals-dismayed-by-space-cuts/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jan/30/mars-rovers-exceed-exploring-expectations/ Mars rovers exceed exploring expectations Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jan/30/mars-rovers-exceed-exploring-expectations/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/dec/30/second-full-moon-of-month-to-fall-on-new-years-eve/Second full moon of month to fall on New Year's Eve Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:41:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/dec/30/second-full-moon-of-month-to-fall-on-new-years-eve/http://www.knoxville.com/news/2009/nov/12/the-end-of-the-world-not/The end of the world - NotThu, 12 Nov 2009 22:24:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/news/2009/nov/12/the-end-of-the-world-not/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/09/100909moon/First U.S. mission to moon in 10 years culminates today Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:00:20 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/09/100909moon/