NASA’s LADEE mission wins the 2014 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award

(Photo Credit: NASA)

At the 10th annual Breakthrough Awards, an event that recognizes the innovators, engineers and scientists responsible for changing our world, NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission received the Popular Mechanics 2014 Breakthrough Award for innovation in science and technology.

Have scientists solved the mystery behind Uranus’ “Frankenstein” moon?

(Uranus’ patchwork moon, known as Miranda, as seen by NASA’s Voyager 2 probe in 1986 – Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Scientist’s may have finally figured out the reason behind the strange appearance of Uranus’ moon Miranda: the smallest and innermost moon which is often compared to Frankenstein’s monster due to its unusual patchwork surface.

Martian ‘Bonanza King’ rock deemed unsuitable for Curiosity drilling

(Curiosity preparing to test the rock – Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Evaluation of a Martian rock, scheduled to be the next drilling target for NASA’s Curiosity rover, has revealed that it was not stable enough for a safe drilling, therefore Curiosity has abandoned its fourth drilling target and will now continue travelling towards its long term science destination in the Gale Crater.