Right Now - Thomas Stokes

Right now, somewhere in the universe, someone else is writing a more creative blog post than me. That person isn't me though, so I'm not going to worry about them right now. What is happening in this moment that I can write about is that somewhere in the universe NASA's Dawn spacecraft is moving ever deeper into the vacuum of space. It's pressing ever onward, relentless in its ability to delve ever deeper, and probe so diligently.  What's even more exciting is that Dawn is scheduled to approach the dwarf planet Ceres on Thursday of this very week. Neat right? 92 Whats even cooler is that as it approaches Ceres, Dawn has spotted some "bright spots" that we don't know for sure what they are. Guesses have gone from surface ice to reflections of light from the surface. I think it would be seriously interesting if it was ice, because that could mean near to the surface water deposits exist on Ceres. Water that close to the surface may be invaluable if we were to ever try to gather data, colonize, or even just plan future missions! Space exploration is just super cool and unique and it really makes you sit back and think about all the possibilities.