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...degrees F, and the rain is not water but liquid methane. Those are just some of the findings of the remarkable Huygens spacecraft, which landed on Titan two weeks ago. The probe took seven years to fly to the Saturnian system and lived, as planned, for only 70 min. on Titan's plains. But the data it radioed home in the eyeblink of its active life should keep investigators busy for years...
...Huygens hitched a ride aboard the 6-ton, 22-ft. Cassini orbiter, which reached the Saturnian system last summer. On Christmas Eve, Cassini lobbed Huygens toward Titan, and on Jan. 14 the probe reached the moon, slamming into its atmosphere at 13,000 m.p.h. Throughout a 147-min. parachute descent, Huygens took pictures and sniffed the air. After it landed, it switched on the remainder of its six instruments. What it saw was not very welcoming...
...longer running for anything other than history's judgment, George W. Bush delivered his second Inaugural Address under a cold sky to a sea of hats--fur and knit and 10 gallon. Laura looked like a bride in white. The only warmth came from the words, a 21-min. oration crackling with imagery burning almost out of control: the "day of fire" that changed everything three years ago, the "untamed fire of freedom" that "will reach the darkest corners of our world." The message embedded inside the address was, in the words of a White House adviser, "Don't back...
EXERCISE If you've been inactive, try walking briskly or gardening for at least 30 min. most days of the week. To drop pounds, according to the guidelines, you may need to hit the gym for 60 min. to 90 min...
...min. Amount of time that each hour of Internet use reduces face-to-face contact with family members...