[Science] Incredible NASA video of hot plasma raining down on the sun

Incredible NASA video of hot plasma raining down on the sun
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/science-2/nasa-video-plasma-rain/
Talk about real-world special effects: NASA has just released stunning video of a “coronal rain,” a solar phenomenon in which hot plasma appears to rain down in great arches onto the surface of the sun.

Millionaire wants to send humans to Mars (and back) in 2018
http://www.dvice.com/2013-2-21/millionaire-wants-send-humans-mars-and-back-2018
2018 is not going to be the year that humans land on Mars. But, if millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito has his way, it could be the first year that humans visit Mars.

Found! Tiny Moon-Size Alien World Is the Smallest Exoplanet
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/nasa-discovers-tiniest-planet-outside-our-solar-system/article4438717.ece
The discovery of a strange new world about the size of Earth's moon has shattered the record for the smallest known alien planet, scientists say.

Changes In Climate Could Effect Monarch Butterfly Migration
http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Changes-Climate-Could-Effect-Monarch-Butterfly-Migration-52861.html
As the climate warms, groups of monarch butterflies that migrate south for the winter and north when the climate gets warmer may have to find new stomping and traveling grounds.

NASA announces new 'space tech' investment division
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/21/4015070/nasa-new-space-tech-investment-division
NASA has in recent months put more emphasis on the commercial space sector, namely by funding SpaceX's Dragon flights to the International Space Station, but the agency is looking further outside of its walls to develop the next generation of spacecraft ...

New way to probe Earth's deep interior using particle physics proposed
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/02/21/researchers.propose.new.way.probe.earths.deep.interior
The picture depicts the long-range spin-spin interaction (blue wavy lines) in which the spin-sensitive detector on Earth's surface interacts with geoelectrons (red dots) deep in Earth's mantle.