[Science] Cassini spots humongous cyclone swirling above Saturn's north pole

Cassini spots humongous cyclone swirling above Saturn's north pole
http://thespacereporter.com/2012/11/cassini-spots-humongous-cyclone-swirling-above-saturns-north-pole/
NASA's Cassini space telescope has captured raw images of a humongous cyclone swirling above Saturn's north pole, according to Discovery News.

Biggest quasar explosion recorded
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/67735-biggest-quasar-explosion-recorded
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have identified the biggest quasar outflow, a type of high energy explosion surrounding a massive black hole, to date.

Curiosity's whole Mars mission is “history books” worthy clarifies NASA
http://www.slashgear.com/curiositys-whole-mars-mission-is-history-books-worthy-clarifies-nasa-28258698/
NASA's teased data “for the history books” from the Curiosity Mars rover has all been a huge misunderstanding, the space agency now says, with the reference apparently encompassing the mission as a whole - not a specific finding.

Bigfoot DNA? Not so fast, many say
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239574/Bigfoot-direct-relative-man-sex-human-females-15-000-years-ago-Geneticist-claims-DNA-evidence-mythic-North-American-beast.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A Texas veterinarian-researcher claims to have shown that the elusive creature known as Bigfootor Sasquatch is a human hybrid, descended from human females who mated with males of “an unknown hominin species.

2012 marked by extreme weather, Arctic thaw: UN
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hEsGaDARrTKUmvVVDXOUNSSUooUg?docId=CNG.8ca41360fb09f50e0dc903245b1e9ee5.421
GENEVA - Extreme temperatures, drought, floods and the unprecedented loss of Arctic ice marked global weather in 2012, boosting concern at the march of climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Wednesday.

Nuclear engine could power future deep space exploration
http://www.slashgear.com/nuclear-engine-could-power-future-deep-space-exploration-28258692/
The distances a spacecraft has to travel for deep space exploration are enormous. The engines used to power spacecraft currently simply aren't up to the task of exploring deep space or even our own solar system in a reasonable timeframe.

Minn. Guard to hand over Apollo 11 moon rocks today
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/misplaced-moon-rocks-found-in-minnesota-more-still-missing
Buzz and Neil found them. Now Minnesota has them. But not for long. A handful of rock fragments collected during the first moon landing in 1969 by astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were found in government storage area in St. Paul Monday -- and ...

Rep. Lamar Smith, Who Criticized 'The Idea Of Human-Made Global Warming ...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/11/28/1248751/rep-lamar-smith-who-criticized-the-idea-of-human-made-global-warming-set-to-be-chair-of-house-science-panel/
Climate advocates celebrated after winning nearly every Congressional they targeted during the national elections, including four of the “Flat Earth Five” climate deniers in the House of Representatives.

How Should NASA Use Former Spy Satellite Telescopes?
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57555886/what-to-do-with-former-spy-satellite-telescopes/
NASA is asking scientists for ideas about how best to use two huge space telescopes it received from the United States' spy satellite agency earlier this year.

Deep-Space Orion Capsule Cracks Under Pressure
http://www.dailytech.com/DeepSpace+Orion+Capsule+Cracks+Under+Pressure+/article29277.htm
According to NASA, the deep-space Orion crew capsule underwent pressure testing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida the week of November 5. After the testing, which subjected the capsule to more stress than it is expected to experience during its ...