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Long, Slow Burn
Archery, motorcycling, water rockets, and other useless hobbies
There was some interesting news coming from the world of space exploration today.
First, I am pleased to announce that the Space Shuttle finally launched yesterday. This mission is to deliver the Columbus module to the ISS. Congratulations NASA on what appears to be a flawless launch, and congratulations to the EU for a major step. Good news all around. Read about it here.
The second article is in regards to SETI, a program that I’ve participated in the past. SETI is starting to re-evaluate on whether we’re searching for ET intelligence in the best manner. This is a great example of what science is all about. Come up with a theory, experiment, if the results are not as predicted, re-examine, refine, and test again. Bravo SETI. Don’t give up. Read more about it here.
One interesting fact from the story is that there are over 70 sextillion stars in the visible universe. Sometimes written as 7×1022. Let me write out what 70 sextillion looks like:
70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Very cool. Gosh, we’re small.
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