Even in the face of constant budget cuts, there’s no telling what those crazy folks at NASA will do next. Last week they found that new measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water.  The Weekly Volcano was hoping for Otterspace Pops.  Unfortunately, it turned out to be enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 36 feet deep â€" but hey, you never know until you look.

The more paranoid among us might wonder whether it’s wise to be messing around with space ice, but it might help to forget our worries at the Tacoma Astronomical Society’s Public Night when the society allows the public to view heavenly bodies through telescopes, but not in an icky way. â€" Suzy Stump

[Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, Saturday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., free, Sunrise Building, 9401 Farwest Dr., Lakewood]