Richard wrote:

Why must they always (the comet probe being the latest victim)conclude their
often inaccurate news clips with phrases like:
"It could help us solve the secrets of the universe!" Or with some such
child-like cliche? This is almost as bad as when reporters try to ask
scientists questions off the cuff.
-Rich

Yeah... :-( And how come even NASA cannot find someone a bit
competent who can cover the mission on NASA TV?! OK, I understand
that the news do not have to be on a high technical level, but
at least on NASA TV, the journalist should not supply comments
as this one: "So, the connection speed with the rover now is
only 40 bps - this is about as fast as a dialup modem."

- Alex