Carnival of Space #87 is live.



Of interest is this summary of the recent confirmation of the existence of methane on Mars and what it means to the search for extraterrestrial life.

Even more intriguing is the theory being put forward about the holographic properties of the universe. I don't completely understand it, but it reminds me of something I've seen in sci-fi: One spot in normal space corresponds to another spot in hyperspace, except the distances are shorter in hyperspace. It'll be interesting if this pans out.