[DM: Just back from RTE. Apologies for not notifying you over the weekend about the show I was just on but I had severe computer problems all weekend which only got sorted minutes before I left for RTE.] RTE 1 television's daytime flagship show THE BIG BITE hosted by David McWilliams invited a group of us to debate life in the universe prompted by the Titan landing pictures released over the past few days. The show aired at 2:25pm with our 20 minute or so section going out around 2:45pm on RTE 1. I did not know until I arrived that Irish Times columnist Kevin Myers would be there and would debate his 'SPACE EXPLORATION IS A WASTE OF MONEY' viewpoint with Leo Enright, Prof Susan McKenna-Lawlor and myself. He passionately espoused his ideas that we are wasting money on missions like Cassini-Huygens! Just as he did in his Irish Times column a few weeks ago. Kevin Myers also had a similar debate with Leo Enright on Morning Ireland on RTE RADIO 1's Morning Ireland on January 18 which you can still listen to at: http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0118/morningireland/morningireland10a.smil Do you think Myers is right or Enright, McKenna-Lawlor and I? Please reply to this email and CC it to thebigbite@rte.ie and we'll see what you all really think. Oh, and we did get around to discussing life in the universe in which Betty Meyler of the Irish UFO Society also joined in. P.S. The I.S.S. is visible for 3 more evenings blazing across the sky i.e. until Wednesday inclusive (call 1550-111-442 doe predictions) And finally, you can see the above BIG BITE show repeated on RTE 1 TV at 8:10am tomorrow morning (Jan. 25). Set your video at least and get emailing! - David Moore, Chairman, Astronomy Ireland www.astronomy.ie NEW YEAR SALE NOW ON! Astronomy Shop: Tel (01) 847 0777 Mon-Sat for ALL your astronomical needs www.astronomy.ie/map.html www.astronomy.ie/sub to join AI and get our monthly colour magazine. Or simply post 40euro to P.O.Box 2888, Dublin 5.