Solar Probe!

This niftyness is extremely nifty. By the year 2015, NASA hopes to send a probe to the sun. And yes, it will be heat resistant. Seriously, what's the point of sending a probe only to have it burn up..... although maybe if you packed some sulfur and diamonds in it you could make a Kirk cannon and blast our space alien neighbors, which would probably look really cool from a telescope. Until our space alien neighbors got angry and fired lazers at us. But the real reason for sending a solar probe is to solve two major mysteries: 1) Why is the corona a hundred times hotter than the actual sun? This just defies all common sense, so my mind has been blown. 2) How is the solar wind so gusty? It's not gusty around the sun, so why should it be gusty everywhere else? Once again, the laws of common sense have been torn to shreds.... along with my mind.

"We are going to visit a living, breathing star for the first time," says program scientist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA Headquarters. "This is an unexplored region of the solar system and the possibilities for discovery are off the charts."

I am so excited!! Here's the full article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611142452.htm

Space Aliens Eminent

Well, maybe the little green guys won't be beaming down quite yet, but apparently scientists have found basic components of our DNA that is only found from outer space..... which is AWESOME! This bit of news just made my day. Who's a star? The Cataclastic Writer, that's who!

"Because meteorites represent left over materials from the formation of the solar system, the key components for life -- including nucleobases -- could be widespread in the cosmos. As more and more of life's raw materials are
discovered in objects from space, the possibility of life springing forth wherever the right chemistry is present becomes more likely."

So now there is a bigger chance for life out yonder! There had better be some Vulcans out there. Full article right here for ya: http://www.physorg.com/news132577096.html