Yeah, I try. It makes my head hurt, because my feeble mind can't handle/comprehend such information. I've found myself increasingly interested in Astronomy during the past few months. It could be when what's going on down here sucks so bad, you find yourself looking away from the planet for relief. lol I recently purchased a good set of binoculars to look at the night sky, and I've been blow away by it. I think I'm going to invest in a nice telescope as soon as I get bored with the binoculars. I've found, there's so much more to it than just looking around.
I’ve had a long interest in astronomy, myself. It started out as an interest in the sort of “wonders of science” thing we all get into when we’re kids, but I’ve stuck with it, in part, because it’s a great way to relax, get away from the problems on this world, and keep my sense of perspective on things.
On rainy days (like today) I make telescopes.
You might want to check out my astro-blogs. Not a lot there, but one is on picking a decent telescope, based on questions I get asked frequently and what I tell people when I run star parties.
http://buytelescope.blogspot.com/
http://astrobasics.blogspot.com/
One thing that comes up frequently at public star parties is questions about global warming. I mention that Mars and Neptune are warming, too, (those being the planets I’ve seen some data on) and wonder aloud whether that is man-made... ;)