Speaking of Mars, in about 3 days, Britain will launch the Beagle 2 (so named after the ship Darwin sailed in, the Beagle). It's a pretty ambitious mission that hopes to get a huge amount of data on all sorts of things. There is a hope that calling it the "Beagle" will cause fortune to smile upon the mission and perhaps allow it to discover something pertaining to martian lifeforms.
Master_Foaly
Probably very little chance of converting it to hydropower. Even if it were theoretically possible, there is far too much risk involved. Still, it would be neat if we could.
On the other hand
If asteroids don't do us in (or at least hurt us), then perhaps these might. The link goes to the BBC Radio 4 science website. There are 5 radio programs about the different theories of the end of the universe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/briefhistory.s html
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The link to the Beagle 2 info site is
www.beagle2.com
Master_Foaly
Speaking of Mars, in about 3 days, Britain will launch the Beagle 2 (so named after the ship Darwin sailed in, the Beagle). It's a pretty ambitious mission that hopes to get a huge amount of data on all sorts of things. There is a hope that calling it the "Beagle" will cause fortune to smile upon the mission and perhaps allow it to discover something pertaining to martian lifeforms. Master_Foaly
Probably very little chance of converting it to hydropower. Even if it were theoretically possible, there is far too much risk involved. Still, it would be neat if we could. On the other hand If asteroids don't do us in (or at least hurt us), then perhaps these might. The link goes to the BBC Radio 4 science website. There are 5 radio programs about the different theories of the end of the universe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/briefhistory.s html