The first surface images of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, were unveiled Saturday in the Kuiper Space Sciences building after the Huygens probe landed on the moon Friday.

Part of the Cassini spacecraft designed to photograph Saturn, the Huygen's probe is a device designed to allow an imaging system to detach from the spacecraft and successfully enter Titan's unpredictable atmosphere.

A projector screen was set up in a third-floor lecture hall of the Kuiper Space Sciences building to assist describing the history of the mission, details of the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer (DISR) photographing instrument and pictures of Titan. [Read article]

UA squeaks by Bruins in revived rivalry

An inspired Salim Stoudamire sank the UCLA Bruins with a 27-foot 3-pointer to give the No. 13 Wildcats a 76-73 win in front of 14,559 fans at the McKale Center Saturday afternoon. With the score tied at 73, Stoudamire waved off a Channing Frye screen and was isolated against freshman guard Aaron Afflalo before pulling up from way outside the 3-point line and draining the jumper with 2.5 seconds left. [Read article]

The bumper sticker read, "Annoy a Liberal: Work, Succeed, Be Happy." My first instinct was to think of a counter-slogan, which might read, "Annoy a Conservative: Think, Share, Avoid Complacency." But then I realized that displaying that sticker would be hypocritical and would only compound the problem. After all, exchanging demeaning labels and categorizing people and issues don't accomplish anything meaningful. [Read article]