Stuart Homfray The Weblog

Empire State Human

I’ve not got much to post here this week, as nothing has really caught my eye in the online world (obvious exceptions are the continuing stories surrounding the UK government’s ridiculous betting proposals, the Indonesian ‘Hobbit’ find, the signing of the new EU constitution, and the deeply tragic news of the untimely death of John Peel…)

There was, of course the fascinating story from the Cassini probe:

Little Fluffy Clouds

The Cassini flyby of Titan has produced some fantastically detailed images, but none more strange than the mysterious cloud over the southern polar region - it should be made of methane, but it’s not! According to one hypothesis, the market for little polystyrene foam balls could about to be flooded… - via Astrobiology Magazine

And if you’re wondering about the title of the Cassini entry, the first time that I heard the track ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ by The Orb was on John Peel’s radio show.