April 18, 2010: Illuminated Site of the Week: Weighty Matters

Can we terraform Mars? Could Venus be made to support life? How do we mine the asteroid belt? Would a Lava Lamp work on Jupiter? Neil Fraser has too much time on his hands, so he agreed to check that last one. Several iterations and lots of broken equipment, later he had the answer sitting in his living room, frightening the neighbors and flipping breakers. Check out Mr. Fraser's centrifuge photos and video as science marches on . . . it's not like you're building a fusion drive in your living room, Einstein.

-- Suggested by Charles Oines