New Telescope;The VST Telescope

The VST Survey Telescope,is a visible light telescope equipped with an Omega cam camera and is now the largest telescope on the planet.It's the new piece in ESO's Paranal Observatory and has already produced some very impressive photographs.

The VST survey telescope will cover a wide range of wavelengths from ultra violet through visible to almost infra red. The telescope will cover a wide view of the sky quickly and in deep focus making it a telescope for studying movement of objects through space.Some scientists believe it will be used to give early warning of impending impacts of the Earth from space born objects such as asteroids and meteors.

Planet Found Has More Water Than Earth

Astronomers have confirmed that they have found a planet which contains liquid water.Close observation of the planet GJ1214b as it passes in front of it's star has made it possible for scientists to analyze the light as it passes through the planets atmosphere. The planets atmosphere is a dense mist and the plant itself is covered with a large mass of water.
Don't pack your bags yet,the planet orbits very close to it's "Red Dwarf" star and temps are assumed to reach well over 200 degrees F. The pressure of the planet is very high as well,and scientist believe that there are many exotic formations there like "hot ice"and "super fluid water",due to the combination of these high pressures and intense heat.
The planet is being called a"Super Earth" due to it's size,which is 2.7 times larger than our earth.It's relatively close to our solar system so further studies have been scheduled to follow up on the discovery.

I'ts Easier to get forgiveness than permission?

Google's robotic cars have logged over 200,000 miles on roads in California and Nevada in testing without any legal permit. The cars aren't legally forbidden so Google apparently was,"in limbo". Venture capitalist and autonomous car enthusiast Steve Jurvetson said, "There was no permission granted for any of that to happen by anybody," 

He went on to add,"It's essential that there be a place to do tests," he says. "There's two ways to do it — the seek-forgiveness strategy and the seek-permission strategy. Frankly, the 200,000 hours I think that have been driven here in California — that's a seek-forgiveness strategy. Right?"(NPR News Report Interview)

The testing of new technology is normally performed in a controlled environment,where if something goes wrong no one's wife or kids get hurt.I personally think this is very irresponsible behavior from an organization that has always been thought of as having a very good business ethic. Crowded streets,roads,and highways in my opinion are not the place to test beta hardware and software in control of a three thousand pound vehicle cruising at seventy miles per hour.Apparently if you have the right amount of resources and influence there's no need to consider laws or the repercussions of an unseen defect or malfunction resulting in the injury or death of someone in the public. I am just glad i don't live in a state that is issuing "Lerner's License"for robotic cars. Please post your thoughts on this issue,I want to know if everyone views this as I do or if I am upset in error.

Also another disturbing statement made by Jurvetson," One day we may be asking ourselves if humans should still be allowed to drive"

Some of us might actually enjoy driving . Is this the direction that our country needs to go?Not only will technology like this bring the end of truck driving jobs,taxi cabs,moving van rentals,limousine drivers,and bus drivers. It also increases our dependence on computer controlled machines which makes our society very vulnerable to unforeseen circumstances;("Solar Flares"and other natural phenomena ).It's my best guess that these autonomous vehicle will operate in communication with outside information sources which means terrorist attacks by"hacking" will be a huge threat to human life. If you think hackers can be outsmarted ask "The DC Elections Board" and see what they say.  

What do you think about this issue? Please feel free to voice your opinion wheteher in agreement or against your opinion is respected and appreciated.

Mrshadyside1