New Imaging Techmiqiue

Scientists have developed a new way to use satellite images.  By "stacking" images taken by orbiting spacecraft, scientists can see details on the surface of Mats only 2 inches across, for example.

The new technique is a game-changer in space exploration.

China To Mars

China has announced its plans to launch its first mission to Mars in 2020.

It will be China's first deep space foray, and it will include a Mars rover.

Red Dragon

SpaceX has announced it may launch an unmanned craft to land on Mars as early as 2018.  

The Red Dragon, a modification of the company's Dragon cargo vehicle, would be the first private craft to land on another world.

Hawking And Aliens

Stephen Hawking thinks the odds of finding aliens in the next 20 years are low.  He also thinks, however, that alien civilizations likely exist.

Hawking is known for saying aliens might threaten the survival of humanity.

Europe To The Moon

Momentum seems to be building in Europe for an ESA-led Moon Village as the next logical step in human spaceflight after ISS.

The Village, as envisioned, would be open to all nations and support research, technology development, and commercial activities.

Newer Horizons

The team managing the New Horizons mission is asking NASA for money to keep the project going.

The extended mission would observe several more Kuiper Belt objects, including one at closer range than the Pluto flyby.

Nazca

A series of carefully constructed holes in the Nazca desert-- perhaps associated with the famed Nazxa lines-- may have formed a sophisticated water management system, scientists say.

Satellite imaging was used to develop the new theory.