NASA is making plans to sent people to Mars!
No matter where you land on your politics, this piece of news will probably bring out the giddy nerd in you. Several reports have told Space.com that NASA will reveal a set of ambitious goals now that Barack Obama will spend another 4 years in the White House.
Here are some more details on the plans: Since 2010, NASA has been making preparations to send astronauts to a near-Earth asteroid by 2025, then to the vicinity of Mars by the mid-2030s. Before they do that, however, NASA wants to set up a moon base on the far side of the moon (yes, really) so they can learn about how to sustain humans in deep space.