It's been a long week. Here's a few links I ran across to ease your Friday as well as this weekend's photo taken at Lake Hamilton, Arkansas.
Have a good weekend.
Just In Case You Didn't Realize How Big Jupiter Was...
This is a picture of Jupiter's moon Io floating over the planet's clouds, to remind you how freaking huge Jupiter is. Io is the same size as our own moon.
Maya
Explore a 2,000-year-old mural, one of the greatest discoveries of ancient Maya art ever found.
Does The Internet Mean The Death Of Print, Again?
Is the future of science fiction writing totally dependent on the internet? After looking at the (falling) sales figures for magazines like Analog and Asimov, comic book writer and novelist Warren Ellis argues that it's time for people to realize SF magazines are dead — except online.
Saturn's lovely lakes
NASA's white coats have decided that at least one of the massive lakes observed on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons, and have also identified the presence of ethane. This makes Titan the only body in our solar system beyond Earth known to have liquid on its surface ... the lakes of Saturn!
Dark themes for young adults
For young adults seeking intricate fantasy reading to fill these final summer weekends, a couple of titles rise to the top of the list. Elizabeth Knox's Dreamhunter Duet, two intriguing crossover novels (also billed as adult reading), combine the buoyancy of teenage characters with the wide border of omniscient narration to produce a navigable and yet intelligent journey for readers.