Comment -- New findings indicate that the Universe may not be infinite in all directions. The article says "There's a hint in the data that if you traveled far and fast in the direction of the constellation Virgo, you'd return to Earth from the opposite direction," said Dr. Max Tegmark, a cosmologist at the University of Pennsylvania.

This is still another example of how, in astronomy at least, the more we learn the more mysteries we seem to uncover.

News -- Got outside in the cold last night with binoculars and spotted Jupiter very near the Beehive Cluster: http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m044.html

Comment -- Thanks, Brandon, for alerting me that the sky was extra clear and steady last night. It was startling to see Jupiter and it's four moons located in the same field of view as the Beehive. The Beehive, since it is visible with the naked eye from a dark site (not Holt anymore, unfortunately), has certainly been viewed by humans for thousands of years. It was noted in a Greek star catalog in the third century B.C.

News -- New survey finds growing numbers in U.S. back war against Iraq: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/politics/11POLL.html

Comment -- What surprised me the most is that this was the lead story on the New York Times Web site. The Times, at least on their editorial page, has been the leading anti-war newspaper. The article says "By many measures, the poll found that the nation is behind Mr. Bush on Iraq. And for all the signs of dissent and protest around the nation, it would appear that support for war is on the rise."

So let's forget the U.N. and get the war started and finished, quickly. I'm guessing this weekend, because the 101 Airborne will have all their equipment by then.

News -- Military uses lots of commercial technology: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/10/technology/10GEAR.html?8hpib

Comment -- Remember that Iraq used off-the-shelf GPS units to aim their Scuds in 1991.

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