[geek] 30-second science blogging - Polaris, the North Star, isn't.

Isn't a star, that is; it's actually three stars. The images from the Hubble may be found here - the fullscreen one is here. Too bad they've written the Hubble off... It seems to me that it still has a lot of life left in it. And it fills an important role: it keeps people excited about space. We're never getting off this rock in any significant way without some excitement... [found thru /.]