Comment Earbuds? (Score 0) 344
Wait, those little nubby headphones are supposed to be earbuds?
There are six key questions NASA hopes to answer during Messenger's year-long orbit of Mercury: why is Mercury so dense;
Aliens.
what is the planet's geological history;
Aliens.
what is the nature of Mercury's magnetic field;
Alien warp engines.
what is the structure of Mercury's core;
Alien space station.
what are the unusual materials (ice?) at Mercury's poles;
Alien ice.
and what volatiles are important at Mercury?
Aliens farting.
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.