Evidence of water on Moon

On 9 October 2009, the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission threw a heavy projectile to a shadowed crater on the moon while the thrower satellite stayed above to capture and analyse the plume and debris caused by the impact.

Report of that analysis now show that the Moon contains not only water but also other compounds including hydrocarbons, sulphur and carbon dioxide. Before that evidence, the moon was considered to be a dry satellite.

This finding is very interesting considering the fact that to bring 1 gallon of water from earth to the moon may be as costly as $100000. Also, with water present, the important fuel - Hydrogen can be made available, thus eventually making the moon with its lower gravity than earth an ideal launching ground for further less costly space exploration.

Now the race is becoming more interesting.. the Bush administration rightly planned to go for the moon first and then use it as a launching pad for further exploration to Mars. But the Obama administration had no choice than to scrap that plan due the unprecedented economic recession. Both were right but now with the new findings, my guess is that the Obama administration will reconsider their plan for the moon.

A good point to note is that we confirmed there is water on Mars well before confirming same on the moon in our own backyard. It's not surprising though considering all the investment made to explore Mars rather than the Moon. This too will change now.. there is still much to discover on our Moon

Some reports have already said that we may find gold, silver and mercury. It's just a matter of time now until we know more if ever there will be a gold mine there. :P

Canadian International Air Show 2010

2010 Pakistan Floods

The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 following heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected wide parts of Pakistan. At one point, approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater.[3][4][5] According to Pakistani government data the floods directly affected about 20 million people, mostly by destruction of property, livelihood and infrastructure, with a death toll of close to 2,000. The number of individuals affected by the flooding exceeds the combined total of individuals affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. I donated $30 to Médecins sans Frontières despite being unemployed at that time. My prayers go to all the people affected.

FIFA World Cup 2010

This edition of the world cup was a real success. All the South African stadiums were fabulous and we all now know what a Vuvuzela is. At the final match I was cheering for the Netherlands (i dunno, i've always like their orange colour) but it was Spain who made it. That's all good, they very well deserved it for having great soccer teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, experienced coach Vincente Del Bosque and individual talent like David Villa, Iker Casillas the No.1 goalkeeper and others. It was the first time that Spain reached the final and even win the title to become the second team after Brazil to win the Cup in another continent than their own and still they won it with their local coach. All said, they deserve the international recognition for all their soccer achievements including Euro 2008.

For me the best player of the tournament was Diego Forlan of Uruguay who really mastered the Jabulani Adidas football with repeated goal scoring free-kicks to bring his team in the semi-finals. My thought also goes to Germany, who to my eyes is the best tactical soccer team ever with their eternal third place in recent succeeding World Cups.