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And we'll start things off in the sky this week right after this Science Tribute Corner, right after that the main topics for this evening. In the sky this week, not for a lot. However, I thought I'd give an update. I haven't given an update for a while on the comet Atlas, the I Atlas. And two spacecraft are scheduled to pass right through the comet's tail. And these are the Europa Clipper and the Hera, actually it's gone on study of the Deimos and Deimorphos, the binary asteroid system of the ZART mission back in 2022 where the spacecraft was sent to tip the system there to see if the impact would have any effect on it for deflecting asteroids. And in fact it was a success. So that's going to be, that was going to be passing through the tail. That will be able to get some data there. And Europa Clipper, and it's going to, that's actually heading to study Jupiter's moon, Europa, for signs of life. And that will pass through the tail as well. And Hera will pass through the comet's tail between October 25th and November 1st, and Europa October 30th and November 6th. And I'll get some additional data on this. And for those of you unfamiliar with this particular comet, it's an interstellar object. We've only had three of them so far pass through the solar system. And they're interesting in that, A, they all tend to be traveling very, very fast. And this is due to just where they've come from. They've got a lot of gravitational assistance long before they hit our solar system. And the fact that they're also, tend to be very, very old. And they will give a lot of information about the early universe. So hopefully when some information comes back from Europa and Hera, we'll give some additional details on exactly where these things came from and give a more precise idea of how old they actually are. This is repeater station kilo kilo 7, November Quebec November, all star node 62. And before I move on, I'll just see if there are any additional check-ins or comets. And then the science trivia corner. And for those of you unfamiliar with this part of the net, it's a two-parter. There's a quiz and trivia. The quiz is just some trivia just to make the trivia a little bit more interesting. And then just a couple, or I think it's going to be a one-trivia, straight-trivia thing for tonight. Before we head over there, any additional check-ins or comets, come on in. And then the science trivia corner.