Musing

Choked, Maimed, or Irradiated - It's Your Choice or The Real Life "A Christmas Story" Do you miss the days of toys that were actually intended to put your eyes out? Then you'll love this little trip down memory lane . Man, I want that Atomic Energy Kit.

Two Spectacular Achievements in Science or Two Tickets to Mars, Please First, and probably the most exciting, is this: scientists have discovered what they believe is proof of liquid water existing on Mars right now . Technically this water is located underground and only makes it to the surface in bursts, but the fact that it is there factors massively into the "Earth --> Moon --> Mars" plan. (Incidentally, NASA unveiled a very sketchy outline of the plan to return to the Moon this week. However, I felt it didn't warrent a post since nothing new was really mentioned, outside of a stronger emphasis on building the lunar station near one of the poles; the South Pole is the current frontrunner, since there is a region there which is in sunlight almost continuously.) Water on Mars, going to the Moon inside of 20 years, it all sounds very exciting. It's also exactly what our poor, diminished space program needs - something to fire the minds of a generation th...