Univerese Today is a blog that covers space exploration and astronomy. The offer came out of work I was doing last year on Tomorrow is Here. Fraser Cain, who runs Universe Today, also runs the carnival of space, which often featured articles from Tomorrow is Here.

a new world and new civilization?

Perhaps this could lead to something bigger. I noticed that the coverage of the LCROSS Moon impact in the Daily Star was inacurate.

The article says that debris were “brought back to the Earth for analysis.” I am pretty sure this isn’t true. Both probes impacted the Moon. There was nothing to come back to Earth.

This will be my first writing assignments since I took a break in April. I stopped because writing had become such a chore. I wasn’t enjoying it at all.

Writers block had me in a strangle hold. Things had gotten so bad, merely sitting in front of a PC with Word open would give me a headache.

Maybe that’s more than writer’s block.

My first interest remains politics, so there’s an opportunity cost in writing about space. But it’s a way back into writing. A way around the writers block, if that’s what it is.

Recently, I’ve gotten back into the habit of writing daily. Or at least trying to. Even if I am only writing a few hundred words a day it’s something, hence this blog.

No pressure, and as yet no headaches. Perhaps, if I start on writing about politics again the headaches will come back.

So now to look for some suitable space ideas.

Last year was interesting. Hopefully this year will be as much fun.

I thought I would select a suitably spooky track. I’d forgotten this song existed until I saw Donnie Darko. A classic from the 80s with hair styles to match. It takes me back to my college days.

The line “Fate, up against your will” has been the theme of my adult life. But, I’ve survived the horror show. I am living the life I choose to live. I am happy doing so.

Screw fate!

Today, I watched the LCROSS mission climax on NASA TV. They sent a probe into the Moon at twice the speed of sound. If there was any water ice at the crash site they would be able to detect it in the cloud of debris sent up by the impact.

It turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax. No explosion, no plume, and so far no trace of water

On the bright side, I successfully piped my PC output through the TV using an s-video connection. But it only works when the cable TV box is on. I have no idea why so any suggestions would be welcome.

But, as long as it is working I have an option for watching the Ukraine v England game tomorrow without getting eye strain.

I will test this system later. The FA are steaming the England U21 game v Macedonia live at 7:45. The NASA TV pictures were not very sharp.

Still, I want to dedicate this song to everyone involved with the LCROSS mission. It is a recent remix of an classic. I think the orriginal track is better but I love the vid that accompanies the remix.

There are links to the original at the end.