Stand back, I'm going to try SCIENCE

I came across several interesting science-related articles this week. Here are some of the cool things I learned:

• Jupiter's moons are all named after his consorts and offspring. XLIX (49) and counting.
  
• Saturn's moons are named after titans, giants, and elder Greco-Roman gods. LII (52) and counting.
  
• The ISS will be in view this weekend, at a reasonable time. Gwraig and I loved watching the shuttle "chase" the space station across the sky. This weekend you'll only be able to see the station, which will appear as a red dot, streaking across the sky. What'll make the viewing so impressive this weekend is the relatively high angle (60° or higher) and the length of time it'll be visible (~5 minutes).
  
• There's a natural formation in Alaska, Lituya Bay, capable of generating tsunamis. It actually looks like a cannon: the bay itself is the barrel, the cliffs and the glacier are the ammunition, and the fault is the firing mechanism.
  

Links:

• http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append7.html
• http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_States&region=New_York&city=Saratoga_Springs
• http://geology.com/records/biggest-tsunami.shtml