[Science] NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Volcanic Soil on Mars

NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Volcanic Soil on Mars
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/martian-dust-akin-to-hawaiian-volcanic-soil/article4051448.ece
New findings on Mars suggest a volcanic upheaval in the red planet's history. Exploring new planets is usually the motive of science fiction heroes or videogame protagonists, but that's exactly what NASA is doing with the Curiosity mission on Mars right now.

Dark Asteroids Streak Vesta's Surface With Carbon, NASA Probe Finds
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-342
Misshapen Vesta. Vesta used to be roundâ€"until it got hit by something nearly one-tenth its size. The resulting impact basin, named Rheasilvia, fills most of this image, taken from some 5,200 kilometers away.

Stunning Star Cluster Includes Deceptively Young Stars
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49625522/ns/technology_and_science-space/
An ancient but little-known star cluster is giving astronomers a celestial Halloween treat in a dazzling new photo from the European Southern Observatory.

Man in the Moon: Caused by a Giant Asteroid?
http://www.complex.com/tech/2012/10/man-in-the-moon-caused-by-a-giant-asteroid
There's no shortage of explanations as to why some people believe they can see a human face among the Moon's craters. A team of Japanese researchers, however, believe it has discovered how the Procellarum basinâ€"the dark part that looks like a ...