Last week scientists discovered the most distant black hole x-ray blast, Voyager 1 spacecraft reached a new region at the edge of the solar system and five reasons we may live in a multiverse. See the top stories of the last week here.<br> <p>FIRST STOP: Curiosity Rover Finds Organic Signal on Mars, But Not Definitive: NASA
NASA Mars rover Curiosity has found hints, but no definitive discovery, of organic compounds on the Red Planet. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18741-mars-rover-curiosity-discovery.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Voyager 1 Spacecraft Enters New Realm at Solar System's Edge
NASA long-running Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached a new region at the edge of the solar system. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18743-voyager-spacecraft-solar-system-edge.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: NASA Needs Stronger Direction to Lead In Space: Report
The nonprofit Space Foundation has released a 76-page report outlining its ideas for maintaining U.S. leadership in space. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18754-nasa-direction-space-leadership-report.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Earth's Radiation Belts Surprisingly Dynamic, New Probes Find
The first science results from the Van Allen Belt probes, which launched in August to study Earth’s radiation belts. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18756-van-allen-radiation-belt-probes-findings.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Astronauts Excited For First Yearlong Trip to International Space Station
A NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are preparing to become the first spaceflyers to live for one year on the International Space Station. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18782-iss-yearlong-mission-kelly-kornienko.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Most Distant Black Hole X-Ray Blast Discovered
The most distant X-ray jet ever observed has been discovered some 12.4 billion light years from Earth, giving astronomers a peek at the life of giant black holes not long after the Big Bang.[<a href=http://www.space.com/18713-most-distant-black-hole-blast.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Baby Star Caught in the Act of Growing
Scientists have discovered what appears to be a brand-new solar system caught in the act of forming around a baby star so young, it's only 300,000 years old. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18774-baby-protostar-growing.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: NASA to Launch New Mars Rover in 2020
NASA will launch a new Mars rover in 2020, agency officials announced today (Dec. 4). [<a href=http://www.space.com/18763-nasa-new-mars-rover-2020.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Saturn Moon Enceladus Eyed for Sample-Return Mission
Researchers are developing a mission concept that would snag icy particles from the Saturn moon Enceladus and return them to Earth, where they could be analyzed for signs of life. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18792-enceladus-sample-return-mission.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Private Company Aims for Manned Moon Missions by 2020
A new spaceflight company announced plans for private manned spaceflights to the moon. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18800-golden-spike-private-moon-company.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: Last Lunar Landing Launched 40 Years Ago
Forty years ago today, the last manned mission to the moon launched, ending humanity’s first series of spaceflights to another celestial body. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18809-apollo-17-moon-mission-anniversary.html>Full Story</a>] <p>NEXT: 5 Reasons We May Live in a Multiverse
The idea of multiple universes, or a multiverse, is suggested by not just one, but numerous physics theories. Here are the top five ways additional universes could come about. [<a href=http://www.space.com/18811-multiple-universes-5-theories.html>Full Story</a>]
