King in the Car Park

Wired has a neat gallery of photos (and links) regarding updates on the recent discovery of the skeletal remains of Richard III under a car park in Leicester.

If you, like me, you have an unhealthy obsession with both archaeology and the Tudor eras, you will be excited....

Check it out here.

Coming Home....

Cmdr. Chris Hadfield is on his way back down from a five month stint as Commander of the ISS.  He has probably done more for the education, popularization and visibility of the space program than anyone in recent memory (including Mohawk guy from JPL).  Before leaving, he recorded (with David Bowie;s permission) a new cover version of "Space Oddity".   If you do nothing else today, give it a listen and take a second to marvel at all aspects of this - recorded from orbit!