NASA has been getting pressure from Congress to embark on a mission that is dangerous – but could offer up some much needed information. They will be sending a spacecraft closer to the sun that any has ever been able to go.
NASA has already begun work on a Solar Probe mission – which is costing them close to $750 million if not more. They have ordered the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to begin the work as of last month.
Scientists have stated that global warming will hit the poles hard – but what they didn’t take into account was the threat it would have on animals that live in the tropics. These animals are used to living in minimal temperature range and scientists are afraid that even a few degrees change in that temperature will leave them unable to handle the change and may be life-threatening to them.
Astronomers were able to take more clearer and contrasted pictures of a black hole – which has opened new doors for discoveries to be made. For many years scientists have created their own theories over the years – but until now they have not been able to confirm any of them. One of the more important questions that they wanted an answer for was how black holes are able to discharge powerful jet particles at the speed of light.