A new NASA mission has been proposed which involves landing several astronauts on the Apophis asteroid, predicted to strike the Earth by 2030. The mission will have a more observational nature rather than a violent one as astronauts will deliver samples taken off the space rock for scientists to study back on Earth. More details regarding this in our full article.

The next big thing in mobile technology is 4G, but NASA isn't content with that. While tech is still content with the number 3, the space agency already has plans to launch a new armada of satellites that will introduce 5G technology. Details in the full article.

Remember when we reported that NASA was planning on releasing an educational Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG)? After NASA revealed the details of the licensing agreement, there was some confusion on how the developers were supposed to make money on the venture. Well, this has all been clarified as of late, so check out the full article for more information.

If you want to develop an MMORPG, you need to have the necessary funding with which to support it. What would you do if someone suddenly cut your budget?

That seems to be the case with NASA and the educational MMORPG that the organization was looking into. Does this mean the end of that MMORPG? Not necessarily. Turn to the full article after the jump to find out what we mean.

Scientists have reason to believe that solar flares may be somehow linked with the "starquake" solar phenomena occasionally experienced by our solar system's sun. Images taken from the ESA-NASA SOHO spacecraft may give some clue to the long-standing mystery behind the sun's interior make-up. You can read more about the details of this study in our full article.

A German kid has said that the Apophis asteroid will likely hit Earth in April, year 2029. NASA, on the other hand, said that while it is true that the heavenly body will come near our planet, the possibility of an impact is very remote. More details on this after the jump!

If you've ever wondered how the guys over at NASA could take all those awesome pictures of Saturn and its rings, you should know that it's all thanks to the little space probe that could, Cassini-Huygens. And in this update, we catch wind about this spacecraft getting an extra two years up in space to further explore Saturn. All the details in the full article.

If you're wondering just how the Stickney Crater on Phobos looks like in glorious next-gen 3D, you'll be happy to know that NASA has just granted your wish. In full color and in its full glory, the Stickney Crater is nine kilometers worth of pure astronomical terror. Check it out in the full article and see what it means to you.

Remember all those sci-fi movies where astronauts hibernate in cryogenic stasis during long space flights? Researchers are now looking into a way to make space hibernation a possibility - without the cryogenics though. They plan to make them breathe in swamp gas instead. Wait... Swamp gas? You'll have to read the full article to find out why.

If you were wondering just why we haven't yet stepped foot onto Mars, here's quite the revelation: it seems that a certain dangerous element that all astronauts are exposed to whenever they reach orbit is stopping NASA from getting there. And no, it's not space gremlins or anything like that. All the perplexing details in the full article.