Please meet our newest Columnist Juergen Riedel from New Providence who is helping Dr. David Sands with The Cosmos. Juergen Riedel was born in a small town in north Germany. He was educated in the humanist tradition and completed his Masters in Physics at the Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Germany.

In 1997 he went to Nassau. He is married to the Bahamian jewelry artist Kim Riedel. Together they have two boys Judah 7 and Jasper 6. Juergen Riedel is currently a part-time science teacher at Genesis Academy in Nassau and founder and director of The Science Institute ( www.thescienceinstitute.com ) which offers an in-depth science education for children in form of workshops and special activities.

Juergen believes that bringing science to children at an early age will give them an edge in the international competition for future jobs.

"I am happy to be able to contribute to this column and to bring the wonders of knowledge about our universe as well as about ourselves to a wider audience. I will also be discussing other topics in science besides Astronomy. There are many things to talk about in regard to science that people are interested in, but don't know how and where to start to get the answers. That I would like to change. "

You can read Juergen's first two articles here:

Strange New Worlds - The Hunt for an Alien Earth, Part I

Strange New Worlds - The Hunt for an Alien Earth, Part 2 (Understanding the heavenly bodies – Our solar system decoded)

Learn more about The Bahamas 1st Observatory and the Astro Club HERE

He can be reached at jriedel@coralwave.com .