Moon countdown: NASA probe enters lunar orbit

I am reading this article Moon countdown: NASA probe enters lunar orbit By ALICIA CHANG | AP on Yahoo's website.
According to this article the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory-A probe is now in orbit around the Moon and the Grail-B is scheduled to be in orbit around the Moon on New Year's Day.

Galileo first observed the planet Neptune

I heard on The Writer's Almanac this morning that:
Galileo first observed the planet Neptune on this date in 1612.
However Neptune was not officially discovered until September 23, 1846 according to Wikipedia, yet had been observed before that date without being recognized.

Earth-size Planets

I understand that Kepler has found two truly Earth-sized planets -- one slightly larger than Earth and the other slightly smaller. I believe both are considered to be rocky.

Monthly Meeting

We are planning to have our regular monthly meeting Sunday. However, Books-A-Million will be closed for Christmas Day, so I thought we could get together at the movie theater in the mall and watch a movie. I can't find the times yet, but assume we'll watch a show after 2:00 PM.

Dr. Michio Kaku

I am listening to Dr. Michio Kaku talk about black holes, on Coast To Coast AM radio show.
I am also looking at his website.
http://mkaku.org/

Patricia Cornwell

Several years ago, I read a Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel by Patricia Cornwell.
That cultivated an interest in forensic science that led me to read more novels in the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series and attend lectures on forensic science.
I visited the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine for a lecture on the Jack The Ripper case presented by Patricia Cornwell.

I also met Patricia Cornwell, Dr. Paul B. Ferrara and Dr. Marcella Fierro in person a few times at various events.
http://www.patriciacornwell.com/

http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Paul_B_Ferrara_distinguished_professor_in_forensic_science_dies

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/22465005/ns/today-books/t/real-kay-scarpetta-retires/

An interview with Particia Cornwell is sceduled to air on ABC News Nightline tonight.

Michele Cappellari

I am looking at Michele Cappellari Homepage.
http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/~mxc/

Scientists find monster black holes, biggest yet

I am reading this article Scientists find monster black holes, biggest yet on Yahoo's website.
According to this article, each of the black holes this team discovered are 10 billion times the size of Earth's Sun.

NASA finding feeds talk of a new Earth

I am reading this article NASA finding feeds talk of a new Earth on CBS News's website.
According to this article, when the Kepler space telescope discovered a planet, Kepler-22b, it had located 2.326 potential planets.