Conay wrote:
Astronomers discover GJ1214b, the first-known exoplanet on which water could exist.
Lol, isn't it a coincidence that GJ1214b was founded right in the International Year of Astronomy? I remember organizing the Galileo Debate between Galileo Galilei's heliocentric model and the Church's geocentric model for university, it was such a fun way to celebrate the occasion. In addition to that, did you know about the longest eclipse of the 21st century happening somewhere in July?
For medical studies, we looked at the death of Eluana Englaro, a patient in vegetative state whose father asked for the removal of the feeding tube on February to let her rest after 17 years. It was a very interesting issue and it happened while we were doing the studies on Euthanasia and the moral surrounding it.
Like Conay, 2009 was the year when commerce and celebrities crash down but also a year of many great achievements. For me, the astronomical and medical events above are already interesting enough for the whole year in uni.
