We hope to identify these mysterious compounds -- compare Venus to Earth and Mars to see how Venus went so badly wrong.

The biggest unanswered question is how Venus went so terribly wrong and became such a hellish place for life.

Venus has become somewhat of a 'forgotten planet' with the emphasis on Mars exploration in the U.S.. But Venus can tell us about Earth's future and about planets around other stars -- I expect we will discover a number of surprises from this most capable new mission.

Microsoft is already the most powerful company on earth, but you ain't seen nothing yet,

This event created a complete blackout of high-frequency communications on the day-lit side of Earth, which included the entire U.S. and basically anywhere the sun was shining at this time. Communications used by emergency services along the Gulf Coast may have experienced problems due to this flare. Low-frequency navigation systems may also have experienced a period of significant degradation.

These are the richest people on earth that I'm dealing with, ... Their conception of money is totally different than yours or mine. They'll pay $3 million a hand at blackjack and have five hands going.