From the Desk of Nick Sagan

There are plans afoot for the blogosphere to celebrate Carl Sagan's life on the 20^th of December, the tenth anniversary of his death. I am not personally familiar with his work but I have heard nothing but good of him and so I spread the news.

(via who else?)

APOD

Today's picture is breathtakingly beautiful and alien and only a second away if you are light

Mew?

O_O