Venus May Be Earth's Hellish Twin

So my last post was about Mars, long time ago. What can I say, I'm a lazy bastard. Much has changed since that post, but I'll let you know in another port.

Now it seems Venus also had water at a point in time. The Venus Express is sending new data about the cloudy hellish planet. Aparently it has already detected lightning activity, hydrogen and oxygen leaving the atmosphere.

Earth 2?

Huray, the first exoplanet with traces of water in its atmosphere was found. Read here the story. This opens the door for a new space hunt, Earth size planets containing water, an element vital to life as we know it. Who knows when Earth 2 will be discovered.

The Freak Planet Next To You

Who could have known what mysteries lie in our own cosmic back yard. Here are 2 articles about new pictures from our stellar neigbour, Saturn: South pole and North pole

We'll soon live in the skies

Here is a nice article about the future of man kind. It argues that the best option for space bases are not teh Moon and Mars, but the Orbital Outposts. I'm just waiting for the first Sky Hotel :).