Well, something wonderful has happened, though you probably missed it. NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury at approximately 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. This marks the first time a spacecraft has accomplished this engineering and scientific milestone at our solar system's innermost planet, the space agency reported. How cool is that?
Take a break from Japan’s woes and the imminent war in Libya, and read about it here. The writers at the Sagan’s Brain website also have a good take here. To paraphrase HAL-9000’s closing words in the movie, “All these worlds are yours. Use them together. Use them in peace.” I just wish we could find a way to do all of that right here on Earth.
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