SETI Shuts Down - Unsuccessful Alien Contacts

SETI, by far the largest experiment to locate other beings in space, has shut down permanently as the US Government pulls funding for the massive project.

Is it any coincidence after 'Battle: Los Angeles' and 'District: 9'?

SETI is still collecting private donations in hopes of resurrection, but it's a long show.

Gizmodo has the details here.



*Update*: Jodi Foster, among others, have rallied to save the project, at least in the short term.
http://gizmodo.com/5830443/jodie-foster-helps-reactivate-the-search-for-extra+terrestrial-life

SpaceShipTwo's Impressive Test Flight

The soon-to-retire NASA Space Shuttle Program will not only mark the end of an era in space travel, but start another in commercialized space flight. Hot on the market is Virgin, who is well into testing of their SpaceShipTwo models.

Gizmodo has video of the most recent test of this remarkable vehicle, with the pertinent details of the new ship. It's impressive!

See the video here.

Google Extends the Cloud

A proponent of the cloud concept, Google's I/O conference was littered with cloud-based concepts, ideas, and products. Among the most interesting are the Chromebooks, essentially cloud netbooks. Chromebooks are designed to be online full time, very little on-board storage, simplicity of concept.

Cnet has a look: