Today is science day.

I missed the actual flight this morning (doh!), but SpaceShipOne has breached the earth's atmosphere for the second time, earning the $10 million Ansari X Prize. Last night I watched the Discovery Channel's 2-hour special about the development of the craft and its first successful flight. My reaction: test pilots are fucking insane. Discovery.com has a cool slide show about the race for space.

And now, Mount St. Helens is showing signs of life again. Pretty good amount of smoke and steam coming out of there right now, according to the Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam.