I am not a star gazer by any stretch of the imagination but I am fascinated by the pictures of Mars coming from the Express Probe, there really are some interesting images. It’s amazing to think that not very long ago we believed there were little green men on Mars. It’s a great achievement for the scientists involved. On a sadder note for those interested in life beyond the stars, it has been announced that one of the most successful space projects is to be allowed to gradually die as no more servicing missions will be made to the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble also had some great pictures of Mars – although I really do think it should be known as the orange planet.

I’ve just updated my computer’s wallpaper to use a picture from Hubble, although I have chosen something from Jupiter as my background image. I really should try and learn a little more about the planets and what is happening there. Maybe I should have made something like that a New Year’s resolution. Ah well, there’s always next year.

On this day…

• 2004: London Buses
• 2003: 8 Mile