MARS

[Keaton]

Guys, we now have a fully-functional laboratory on Mars.

Like, srsly.

Srsly you guys.

Srsly.

[Darth Wyndisis]

This is exiting news.  The rover/laboratory Curiosity touched down on Mars just yesterday.

Here's a quote from the article, describing Curiosity:

A six-wheeled, nuclear-powered geochemistry laboratory, Curiosity is the size of a small car — five times heavier and twice as long as previous Mars rovers. It is equipped with a suite of powerful instruments, including 17 cameras, lasers and a radiation detector. The rover can bore into rock and ingest samples, drawing them into an on-board chemistry lab and then sending the lab results home.

[Pale Dim]

I WAS ASLEEP WHEN THIS WAS ALL TAKING PLACE!!!

Everything exciting happens when I go to bed early. The death of Osama Bin Laden, the fire down the street last month, and now this! I should go to bed late and see what happens.

But yes. I am very excited to see where this is going to help us advance.

[MagmarFire]

Maybe you have a bad sleeping schedule in a less-than-helpful time zone. XD