BBC Sky at Night Magazine discusses the importance of returning to the two outer "Giant Planets".
Uranus and Neptune have only been visited by one probe, both as objects that Voyager 2 flew by on its mission- Uranus in 1986 and Neptune in 1989.
The article makes the case for a return to one or the other and notes that with the current propulsion for probes an orbital swing past Jupiter is needed to assist the probe towards the planet of choice.
However, the alignment of the planets needed to allow only occurs every 12-13 years and the next window is in the early 2030s, so if this is to happen it will need to be decided soon to start the project.
A wooden knife that is sharper than steel?
Some scientists say so and others are skeptical as wood will degrade over time where steel would not.
There also are questions about which knife is more environmentally friendly with cases to be made for each knife.
Dan Greenfield at 13th Dimension writes of the recent death of Neal Adams and how Adams along with Adam West with the TV series and the Batman Mego action figure all combined together to make him a Batman fan for life.
It's a really cool article that people of my age and are fans of all three can relate to very well.
Researchers seem to have finally found the first biomarker for babies that may be more vulnerable to dying from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
There are many biomarkers still to find before SIDS can be considered eliminated, so the cause is still unknown but this is an interesting study to reach that end.
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