Private Mars Mission in 2018?
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/first-space-tourist-planning-historic-trip-to-mars-in-2018/article4442419.ece
Yes, you read that correctly. An entrepreneur wants to charter a SpaceX rocket to launch two interplanetary buddies on the ultimate joyride: A mission to Mars.
Efforts to Protect Earth From Asteroids Are Under Way. But Will They Be Enough?
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/asteroid-watching-mitigation/
In the wake of Earth's largest meteor strike in more than a century, the world's attention has turned skyward. The 17-meter bolide exploded in the air over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, shattering windows and injuring around 1,000 people.
Siberian Caves Reveal Potential for Devastating Permafrost Thaw
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5128/20130222/siberian-caves-reveal-potential-devastating-permafrost-thaw.htm
(Photo : Flickr/James JHS) A global temperature rise of 1.5 C could be enough to melt Siberian permafrost, according to new research.
The Unparticle May Lurk in Earth's Mantle
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5127/20130222/hunt-begins-particle-behind-fifth-force-nature.htm
It's a good time to be a particle physicist. The long-sought Higgs boson particle seems finally to have been found at an accelerator in Geneva, and scientists are now hot on the trail of another tiny piece of the universe, this one tied to a new fundamental force ...
Toxic mice airdrop aims to wipe out Guam's venomous snakes
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-18563659
By Eric Talmadge, The Associated Press. ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam's jungle canopy.
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