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Breaking: Will NASA Reveal Life’s Been Found On Mars?

In Just a few minutes, NASA will hold it’s big press conference on findings they’ve made on Mars and its surface. While discovery of life is the major expectation for many of us, it is more likely that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will reveal findings regarding water/ice structures. Some sources report that the main focus of this press event will be the on how and why “recursive slope lineae” form on the sides of Martian slopes over time. This would provide us with intelligent information that allows us to see whether Mars’ surface is actually just a cover, hiding the underground water sources

The SpaceX Rocket Explodes After Launch

Earlier today, Falcon 9 rocket exploded after the launch at Cape Canaveral space center in Florida. The rocket was carrying its payload, going to the International Space Station (track current position) and it tumbled out of the sky into the Atlantic Ocean. This marks another setback in the space program, exploration and usable cargo delivery overall. After 23 successive successful launches, including six resupply missions for NASA, the first explosion of Falcon 9 marks the biggest setback yet. This might give second wind to proponents of government-controlled, funded (NASA or Russian Federal Space Agency) claiming that the development and rocket manufacturing for successful payload delivery needs to be controlled for successful missions into space. After all, Orbital

Rosetta to Comet 67P: 'Here We Come!'

Philae is the name given to the Rosetta mission lander of the European Space Agency (ESA). It’s preparing to land on a comet 405 million kilometers from Earth. The tongue-twisting name of that comet is 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Five potential landing sites had been suggested. The press was notified of the final choice in a briefing today in Paris. Site “J,” judged to be the least risky landing location, is on the smaller, 4 km wide lobe, of Comet 67P. This space voyager will have a visitor on November 11 if all goes as planned. The alternative site “C” would place the lander on the larger section

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