AOL.COM News reports on the “first ocean life census,” which revealed “6,000 new species.” Who says there’s nothing new under the sun? Read the news here.

This is also International Space Week. Here are some suggestions for celebrating from 944.com. To learn more about Space Week, visit the home on the web.

Locally, the Friends of Fort Hill (off Rogers Street across from the YWCA) are hosting a Star Party with the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club on top of Fort Hill on Thursday, October 14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. I went to this amazing event two years ago and looked deep into the galaxy. Picture a dozen telescopes of various sizes set up around the park and aimed at planets and stars.