Thinking about those one-way trips on the Bussard ramjet, with the time dilation and such problems, here could be the plan of how to get around the problem of the crew not coming home to their loved ones.

Here is a photograph of Saturn showing both the northern southern aurora at the same time.

Probably this is clear evidence of something or other, maybe electric universe, or Buzz Aldrin never was on the moon, or Saturn has bad taste in hats.

Interesting picture, works well as screen background.

The DNA of parts of a person from Greenland

has been sequenced. The person in question was there about 4000 years ago. There is a short version.

The guy seems to have been from out of town.

The bad news it that the premier of the fine province of Newfoundland needs heart surgery, and urgently. I wish him well.

As far as these things can be funny, this politician has consistently advocated the Canadian single payer health care system. Like most of the politicians here. Also like many politicians, he is not really all that stupid, and is receiving his care in the United States.

Just one of the regular people, any reasonable person would do the same.

While things have relaxed on the climate front (or gotten more confusing), there
is more bad news for 2012. You might have problems with the TV reception during the olympics.

The Russian space agency wants to see if Russian Nuclear Rocket Engine May Get Mankind to Other Planets.

The plan is apparently to get to low orbit using conventional launchers, and then use the nuclear engine from there.

It appears that the IPCC didn't notice a small mistake in their work. Their prediction that the Himalaya glaciers would disappear (well, melt) by 2035
was off by a few years (BBC). The prediction was 2350.

Since the BBC report the IPCC has admitted their mistake.

But hey, what's 215 years between friends. Let's build public policy on random numbers.

Today (Jan 12, 2010) is the 103rd birthday of Sergey Korolyov. And I'm sure the article is better in Russian.

Apparently Neanderthal people made jewelry.
Another point of evidence that they were not as stupid as originally thought.
They had time and tools to make necklaces, and the sense of beauty that makes
this seem like a good idea.

Part of the batteries in your cell phone come
Chile.