Touchdoooown!

After a rain/fog delay, the space shuttle Discovery has safely returned home, marking the third-to-last of such missions.  The next one, originally scheduled for July, will probably be delayed, according to these guys.  The journey lasted fifteen days and crossed over six million miles to and from the International Space Center.  It should perhaps be noted that when I was searching for a detailed account of this story, I was bombarded with over six thousand news results alone.  This stuff isn't obsolete; (I was going to reference Season 1, Episode 3 of The Big Bang Theory here to explain how astronomy is more interesting than physics, but I can't seem to find the clip on YouTube).  (...But the transcript is here.)

This Just In

Here's a shout-out to Mrs. Sander for having the word "Mars" in her name.  I am jealous.

Marsha

Mars, ha!

Hubble 3D and the Embarrassing Blunders of Me

So, I was supposed to go see Hubble 3D, an IMAX experience, with the Astronomy Club two Saturday mornings ago, but my mental calendar leaves a little something to be desired, and my physical calendar doesn't have enough space for all my activities of late, anyway.  Also, I don't carry it on me.

Thusly, I missed said IMAX experience, but I may go later and then post a review.  The synopsis says it's a movie about the fascinating discoveries that have been made since our original landing on the moon in the summer of '69 and featuring footage from the Hubble telescope.  (Pictures from the telescope can be found at the bottom of this blog, by the way.) 

Now, that's that, and no harm done.  Pea soup?
(If you can tell me the movie that's referencing, I'll love you forever.)

Speaking of Buzz Aldrin...

He was voted off of Dancing with the Stars, but it occurs to me now to wonder if there was a pun in there somewhere.  Celebrity stars and astronomical stars?  Watch his moon walks here and here!