Comment But... (Score 1) 332
...what'll it do if I already hallucinate every day? I'm hallucinating that I'm locked in my closet with Alyssa Milano right now!
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.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny ..." -- Isaac Asimov