A very interesting and familiar formation discovered by NASA’s MESSENGER probe. Follow the link for a scientific explanation not insensitive to Star Wars lore. link:http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/image.php?page=1&gallery_id=2&image_id=1258
The seeds were recovered from permafrost that preserved their viability. via PNAS: http://www.pnas.org/content/109/10/4008.full?sid=2f628683-10fd-4ffd-a947-a65fe959c5e0
This is the Guinness World Record holder for largest walking robot at 51.57ft in length and 29.0ft in height. via BBC:
Follow the link to read about Karen Strier’s wonderful research on these “peace loving Brazilian primates”. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Humans-Would-Be-Better-Off-If-They-Monkeyed-Around-Like-the-Muriquis-220566921.html#spider_monkeys_01_631x473.jpg
NASA’s Voyager 1 has officially crossed into interstellar space – the first spacecraft to do so! via NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/voyager20130912.html#.UjKSXD8yDNQ