After the most recent astronomical breakthrough of Philae, NASA has revealed its plan of sending humans to Mars no later than 2035.
Imagine yourself completely contained; isolated and breathing a limited amount of oxygen, all while some potentially infectious pathogens lie on-board with you. Well, while it might not be Pandora’s box or a strain of the Ebola virus, this scenario is a frighteningly real study for researchers on the International Space Station.
NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Guito as it exited the Mozambique Channel and moved into the open waters of the Southern Indian Ocean.
For the past eight years, scientists have been working to make sense of why some satellite data seemed to show the Amazon rain forest "greening-up" during the region's dry season each year from June to October. The green-up indicated productive, thriving vegetation in spite of limited rainfall.
The fourteenth tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season was born as NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead.
Following the well-received Mars One application process, which saw approximately 20,000 astro-wannabes submit their names to colonize the Red Planet, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's collecting names for an asteroid mission. There aren't any plans to settle the lonely chunk of space rock; instead, the space agency is giving enthusiasts the chance to have their names etched on microchips that will be carried to the asteroid and back again.
The new trillion-dollar spending bill crafted by Congress and now winding its legislative way to President Obama's desk contains millions of dollars in new funding for a new massive space telescope that has reportedly become the top priority for the country's top space agency.
