The Power of Todays Solar Flare | Enceladus Hydrothermal Vents | Nasa Magnetic Mystery

Sun Unleashes 1st Monster Solar Flare of 2015 (Photos, Video) The sun unleashed its first superpowerful flare of 2015 today (March 11), and the intense eruption was aimed directly at Earth.

 

Hot Springs on Saturn's Moon Enceladus Powered by Hydrothermal Vents Saturn's icy moon Enceladus may have hot springs. Read More

 

World View Makes 1st Commercial Balloon Flight to Near Space A company that plans to send tourists into near space by balloon has just completed its first commercial flight. World's Largest Solid Rocket Booster Fired in Ground Test for NASA The world's largest solid rocket booster roared to life in a ground test today (March 11) for NASA's Space Launch System rocket.

 

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NASA Satellite Quartet Aims to Crack Magnetic Mystery Near Earth The Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, which will study a cosmic phenomenon that is both dazzling and dangerous for people on Earth, is scheduled to launch into orbit on Thursday, March 12. Read More NASA Eyeing Landing Site for 2016 Mars Mission NASA is leaning toward one particularly smooth patch of terrain just north of the Martian equator as the landing site for its next robotic Red Planet explorer. Read More How Smart Can Robotic Space Explorers Get? When communications with Earth are limited, robots must teach themselves. Read More

 

Space Station Enters Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease | Video Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will attempt to grow the fibrous plaque(amyloids)that are the root cause of the brain disease. Einstein's Theory of Relativity Explained (Infographic) Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2015. See the basic facts of Einstein's relativity in our infographic here. Private Mars One Colony Project Cuts Applicant Pool to 100 Volunteers  One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.