Cats and Computers

Mr.BLemonodor: Desperate Petunia

One of my colleages sent me this link and I couldn’t resist posting it. (It’s just so cute..) While my cat does try to step on my laptop, it’s more about getting attention than looking for warmth. One of my friends used to have a couple of cats that enjoyed soaking up the warmth of his CRT monitors. Cats are so much fun!

ESA’s Venus Express returns first images

ESA Portal – Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images

As the ESA probe Venus Express approached it’s orbit with the neighboring planet, it snapped a few images. One of the few released thus far shows incredible detail even though it was taken from over 206 thousand kilometers away. I can’t wait to see the high resolution images that will be possible as the probe descends into a lower orbit. It will also be interesting to compare the results of this latest probe with those of NASA’s Magellan probe, whose mission ended in late 1994.