Michael McKean

Every single time. And I'm *always* sick or incapacitated in some way too, it seems. - Anika

My rabbit likes chicken. Animals are strange ,-) - Jess

Wow. - Rochelle

I'm dense, what are we looking for here? - Eric - Final Countdown

having some shortness of breath? i'm not a radiologist, but is that a pneumothorax in your right lung? - Imabug

Imabug, there's a little bit of fluid in there. Part of the pleura is covered with about 1 cm of cancer. I'm not too sure what I'm looking in the image, but the right lung sure looks unhappy to me! - Michael McKean

Good luck with both! - LB ❤s FF, esp. YOU

Sending good thoughts, Michael! - Ayşe E.

"During its most recent flyby of Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft caught another glimpse of the innermost planet's mysterious bright spot." - Michael McKean

I think I forgot to turn off the lights last time I visited, my bad. - Mike Nencetti

That's gonna be one insane electric bill! - Michael McKean

"Science observations have begun in earnest for the Herschel Space Telescope, and this spectacular image is the first produced by combining data from two cameras aboard Herschel, the Spectral and Photometric Imaging REceiver (SPIRE), and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS). It shows a tumultuous region in the Southern Cross, visible only because the instruments are tuned to "see" in five different infrared wavelengths. Stunning vistas of cold gas clouds lying near the plane of the Milky Way reveal intense, unexpected activity. The dark, cool region is dotted with stellar factories, like pearls on a cosmic string." - Michael McKean

Feel better Michael. - Andrew David

"Like a wounded Starship Enterprise, our solar system's natural shields are faltering, letting in a flood of cosmic rays. The sun's recent listlessness is resulting in record-high radiation levels that pose a hazard to both human and robotic space missions." - Michael McKean

"The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has taken a second look at the Apollo 11 landing site. And since LRO is now in its science orbit of 50 km (31 miles) above the Moon, and closer when it took previous images, the new images provide more detail and a whole new look at this historic site. This time the Sun was 28 degrees higher in the sky, making for smaller shadows and bringing out subtle brightness differences on the surface. The look and feel of the site has changed dramatically. See below for a close-up view." - Michael McKean

More faked data to support the bogus moon landing myth. - Ray Cromwell

I agree. I'm wary when one medication to relieve side effects is made by the same manufacturer that made the medication that gave you the side effects. Extra icky bonus points if the pharma company gives the prescribing doctor kickbacks or s/he sits on their board. - Anika

i cheat by just enduring the side-effects. who knew that grapefruit could cause a potentially fatal reaction while taking a certain heart med? bring it on, pharmatards! - Big Joe Silenced

"This is the oldest known wooden building in Russia, the “Raising of Lazarus Church”. It was originally at Muromansky Monastery and now resides in the Kizhi open air museum." - Michael McKean

"Former circus performer Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, expects to have some fun when he launches to space Wednesday, but also has serious side to his self-proclaimed "poetic social mission." - Michael McKean

First clown in space. Aliens flee from induced nightmares. - Mo Kargas

In space no one can hear you scream. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

"A team of researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR, Spain) and the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS, in France) has developed a "scintillating bolometer", a device that the scientists will use in efforts to detect the dark matter of the Universe, and which has been tested at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Huesca, Spain." - Michael McKean

Why don't they just try brighter lights first? - Andrew C (✔)

"Scintillating bolometer"? Sounds dirty. - Kevin L

"A University of Michigan-led research team is creating a comprehensive analysis and mapping of threats to the Great Lakes that will guide decision-making in the United States and Canada for years to come." - Michael McKean

"Gamma-rays are the most energetic known form of electromagnetic radiation, with each gamma ray being at least one hundred thousand times more energetic than an optical light photon. The most potent gamma rays, the so-called VHE (very high energy) gamma rays, pack energies a billion times this, or even more. Astronomers think that VHE gamma rays are produced in the environment of the winds or jets of the compact, ultra-dense remnant ashes of massive stars left behind from supernova explosions." - Michael McKean

High... High... Pure energy, pure energy! - RAPatton

"NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft known as MESSENGER will fly by Mercury for the third and final time on Sept. 29. The spacecraft will pass less than 142 miles above the planet's rocky surface for a final gravity assist that will enable it to enter Mercury's orbit in 2011." - Michael McKean