Our sun has been really active lately; throwing off a number of solar flares and coronal mass ejection's in the past few weeks alone.  Joe Kunches from the Space Weather Prediction Center tells us more.  We’ll also talk about… Underground storm bunkers and hardened safe-rooms Star Trek’s continued influence on society, science and technology. Human damage to global water systems could permanently change the Earth. UN says AIDS-related deaths in Africa are falling, while the number of Africans getting treatment is on the rise. We have a Star Trek themed Quick Quiz this week.