Mar. 15 - A new object circling our Sun, the most distant object in the solar system found yet, was confirmed by NASA. It has been provisionally named Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea. NASA is supposed to make the announcement this afternoon.

Sedna is mostly composed of ice and rock, and how scientists define "planet" will probably frame Sedna's designation. The existence of Sedna was anticipated by many scientists due to anomalies in Pluto's orbit.

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Mar. 3 - NASA's big announcement yesterday turned out to be confirmation that Mars was once "water soaked" and although (despite this headline Mars: Strong signs of life!) no evidence of life has been found, the conditions for life to have developed were indeed there.

Some, however, suspect a deep, vast conspiracy to hide the truth because a political and ego outcrop hangs over science.

UPDATE: Others note similarities to the Kay WMD Report and ask: Did NASA lie?

But there is a bright side; now that the onetime existence of water is confirmed, Kathy points out that readers of old SF can still dream about the canals!

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