The State Column In the spirit of the holidays, NASA officials released its latest image from its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer telescope. _______________________________ Just in time for the holidays, NASA has released a new image from it… more »

Computerworld / By James Mulroy PC World - On Friday, at 10:25 am Eastern, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will rocket into the sky on a 191-foot-tall Atlas V rocket and begin its mission to Mars. While the MSL rover, Curiosity, is sitting… more »

 Space By Lewis Page In an attempt to defuse internet hysteria regarding the purported end of the world next year as the Mayan calendar long-count completes, NASA has stated that next year's solar maximum will see solar flares which are "a problem th… more »

The Register / By Rik Myslewski in San Francisco If life ever existed on Mars, it's likely that its longest-lasting enclaves would be underground. "If surface habitats were short-term, that doesn't mean we should be glum about prospects for life on M… more »

Climate sceptics are winning the argument with the public over global warming, the world's most celebrated climate scientist, James Hansen of NASA, said in London yesterday.It is happening even though climate science itself is becoming ever clearer in… more »