As the title says, a mixed bag. There are things going on in the world that are of interest.
First off, NASA is said to be working on an interstellar drive. That's encouraging. At least someone is doing something. I shouldn't say that. I'm sure there must be other groups working on this, they're simply not letting anyone know about it. Does that sound sort of like the usual m.o. for the government? What bothers me is that the government isn't widely known for having active imaginations working there. We need it sometime this century, after all.
Speaking of space, did you notice that our planet nearly got into a fender-bender this weekend? Well, it was minor. A rock 'only' the size of a house... Remember Meteor Crater in Arizona? About that size rock. Might put a little kink in your commute. It was first noticed about a week ago and they rather sat on the news until they were more sure it wouldn't hit us. Now, there seem to be a number of organizations working on detecting rocks like this, but the one I like best is the B612 Foundation. They want to put an infra-red satellite in an orbit a little closer to the sun and look back to the space around Earth in order to see things headed our way. They need donations to get the bird up by 2017, so please consider donating.
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