1. Voyager 1 is now 16 light hours, or 0.0032 light-years away from the earth (after 33 years of travel)
2. The nearest Star (other than the Sun), Proxima Centauri is about 4.22 light-years away
3. Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky is 8.6 light-years away
4. The centre of our galaxy is about 26,000 light-years away
5. Our nearest neighbour galaxy, Andromeda, is approximately 2.5 million light-years away
6. 3C 273, the brightest quasar is approximately 2.4 billion light years away
7. The edge of the visible universe is 4.6 billion light years away

1 light year = 9,460,730,472,580.8 km or 5,878,625,373,183.608 miles

A submission from regular supporter Elephino today. "A dangerous one as my taste in music may show. Music only, radio shows have been skipped."

1. Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family - David Bowie
2. The Hardy Way - Thirsty Merc
3. I Would Walk 500 Miles - Less Than Jake
4. Drive - Cars
5. He's Got An Answer - Letters To Cleo
6. When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
7. Bicycle Race - Queen

1. Pharaoh Ants
2. Dinosaur Ants
3. Weaver Ants
4. Leaf Cutter Ants
5. Carpenter Ants
6. Yellow Citronella Ants
7. Bullet Ants

1. Kale
2. Mneme
3. Herse
4. Sinpoe
5. Megaclite
6. Kalyke
7. Ananke

1. Write
2. Play pool
3. Sew
4. Polishing/Dusting
5. Use an iPod touch
6. Smoke
7. Knit on a circular knitting loom

1. Paul Newman
2. Jack Nicklaus
3. Bill Clinton
4. Bing Crosby
5. Mark Twain
6. Meat Loaf
7. Anthony Burgess

1. Normal Jolly
2. Ralph Zon
3. Bernhard Fernow
4. Carl von Carlowitz
5. Gifford Pinchot
6. Dietrich Brandis
7. Geoffrey Chaucer