Friday, February 8, 2008

Columbus Sails a New Ocean

After two months of delays, the space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Thursday on a mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis is carrying a $2 billion science lab called Columbus. The module will be joined to the ISS to increase working space and broaden the scope of science experiments carried out by the ISS crews.

From MSNBC: Test your shuttle knowledge.

Valentine's Day is next Thursday. Of course, there is no science to relationships. But by gum, there can be science in relationships: here's a list of Valentine's Day chemistry experiments for those science wonks in love.

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