For long time we’ve been hearing that NASA will launch a $800 million probe called OSIRIS-REx towards an asteroid. Lately, Lockheed Martin has announced that OSIRIS-REx will go into space, collect samples of that asteroid and return to Earth.
In our search for life outside our planet, scientists may have found a vivid hint now. NASA has discovered a huge ocean of liquid water under the thick crust of ice on Saturn’s Moon, Enceladus.
![[Video] NASA Captures A Mid-Level Solar Flare](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/solar-flare-600x337.webp)
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Cosmos reminds us, yet again, how poetically beautiful the space is. A NASA video now reaffirms this notion. In the video, the space agency was able to capture a mid-level solar flare.
![[Update] NASA’s Lunar Probe LADEE To Crash Into The Moon This Month](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/LADEE-and-Moon-600x338.webp)
NASA launched its lunar spacecraft LADEE to study the lunar exosphere and dust in the Moon’s vicinity. Recently, NASA has announced that LADEE crash into Moon on or before April 21.
NASA has released the largest ever map of Moon’s north pole. The map is a compilation of thousands of high-resolution images and has been made available for free as an interactive, zoomable tool.
Climate change as well as the uneven distribution of wealth and resources is pushing civilization towards its own demise. This has been revealed by a recent study commissioned by NASA.
Earlier we have seen NASA seeking help from people to hunt asteroids. That’s not all. We have also seen NASA giving students a chance to name an asteroid that may hit Earth in future. And lately, NASA has invited computer programmers to become an asteroid hunter.
Many executives of Google use private jet for their transport, no matter whether it is related to personal or official work. Every jet needs jet fuel to fly. The buzzing news is – lately space agency NASA has admitted that in the past, it sold jet fuel on discount to Google.