SEB as seen from Earth

Dudes.  I’m afraid today’s post isn’t as groovy as usual.  You see, no matter how responsible and loving a pet owner may be (or in my case, rescuer and cosmic soul mate,) once in a while one of our animal buds will split and go astray. It happens to the best of us and now it has happened to me!!!

Apparently some of your way out scientists on earth have noticed.

The brown cloudy band, known as the South Equatorial Belt, or SEB, started fading late last year, NASA said in a story on its website.

“But I certainly didn’t expect to see it completely disappear,” said amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley of Australia. “Jupiter continues to surprise.”

Orton says the belt may not be gone, just hidden under higher clouds.

“It’s possible,” he said on the NASA website, “that some ‘ammonia cirrus’ has formed on top of the SEB, hiding the SEB from view.”

On Earth, NASA says, white wispy cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals. On Jupiter, the same sort of clouds can form, but the crystals are made of ammonia instead of water.

On Earth, SEB is short for the Southern Equatorial Belt. It is construed as a large a cloud belt that covers the southern hemisphere of my pad.

FYI scientists on Earth, SEB is in fact, my beloved Bernese Mountain dog, Samuel Edward Barkington III.  SEB, or SEBBY for short.  He’s just too darn smart and has once again escaped from my lower hemisphere!!

I am worried.

Now the dudes at NASA are trying calm me down, pointing out that SEB is a wayward pet who always manages to go missing, but has always returned. They’re also tellin’ me to hang loose as they will be on constant watch until SEBBY comes back. And though they’re trying to get me to chillax, this chill pill ain’t going down easy, man. How am I supposed to meditate when SEBBY’s out there in the galaxy all alone, cold and hungry and wanting for some patented Jupiter belly rubs?

For all you space explorers out there, if you come across SEBBY, lure him to you with some Comet Tails (his favorite treat) and send me an emergency transmission.  In the meantime, for more info on SEB, please click here and dig this article from CNN.

Peace Out,

Jupiter

SEB as seen on Jupiter

Tired of being a scruffy-looking nerf herder? Well finally, for all you Star Wars fangirls out there in the girlaxy, there is a new line of clothing and merchandise made specifically for you!

Her Universe is the first Stars Wars fashion collection made just for her. It is the creation of actress Ashley Eckstein who plays the voice of Ahsoka Tano in the animated series Stars Wars: The Clone Wars. “After four years of working on The Clone Wars, I have become a huge Star Wars fan and have noticed the rapidly increasing number of women who share my love for George Lucas’s amazing universe. Wanting to give these fans a voice and affirm that they play an important role in the world of Star Wars and science-fiction, we created the Her Universe brand especially for them.”

Described playfully as “geek chic,” this fem Star Wars line will be introduced at this years’ San Diego Comic-Con in July, and will also be available at the Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando, Florida this August.

But if your hyperdrive is on the fritz, and you can’t make it to those conventions, you can still learn more by visiting the Her Universe website as well as checking out Ashley’s Her Universe Blog. In the meantime, check out the below pics of some clothing that will be available soon, modeled by Ashley herself.

End Communication… and may the Force be with you, always,

Orion

FAO.com has a just announced its latest, greatest, most fantastic new Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls promotion. When you buy a MWGG Galaxy Girl Doll online, you’ll receive the MWGG Book for free!!!

The Galaxy Girl Book was a huge seller at the LA Times Festival of Books and has been on the FAO Best Sellers list since its release back in November.

Written and illustrated by creator Lauren Faust, this book is your personal guide to the Girlaxy. Whether you’re traveling, social butterfly like Milky Way, or are a heartfelt dancer full of love like Venus, or cosmic punk rocker like Pluto, there is a Galaxy Girl out there who is just like you!

So buy your favorite doll, get the book, and finally have answered the question… What Planet Are You From??

Over and Out!

Mother Earth

As this article at CNN will remind you, my fans should never look directly at me, the Sun, no matter how badly you want to ‘cause I’m just too darn hot! But there is one way that my millions of devoted fans can check me out, and that is by way of the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO.

The SDO is called the Hubble Telescope made especially for yours truly. It is unique because it is capable of observing the entire Sun (me, in all its radiant glory), not just a specific section. And you would need specially designed space telescope to witness this sizzilin’ solar star in action.

Check out this CNN link and bare witness my glorious “solar image”.

Too hot to handle,

The Sun