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Space

Phoenix Digs Mars

Here is a stereo, panoramic view of various trenches dug by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The images that make up this panorama were taken by Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager at about 4 p.m., local solar time at the landing site,...

Google News: Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome - Reuters UK

Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome By Maria Golovnina BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia's Baikonur...

Homeless man is set on fire, dies

A homeless man who was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where... Los Angeles A homeless man who was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown died after...

In space, which way is north?

SHUTTLE | Museum of Science and Industry to get back a compass that orbited Earth BY ANDREW HERRMANN Staff Reporter aherrmann@suntimes.com The space shuttle takes off weighing about 120 tons, filled with fuel, science gear,...

U.S. cosmonauts

It likely will come as a shock to most Americans when they learn that the nation that landed men on the moon and won the Cold War soon will no longer have the ability to launch people into space. The shock is likely to be...

Galleria welcomes international visitors: Visitors bureau, Macy's build center to boost mall traffic

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 11--Macy's department store and the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau have teamed up to open a visitor center at the Walden Galleria. The satellite CVB center, which opened Friday,...

Today in history

Today's Highlight: On Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard. On this date: In 1779, Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski,...

Why the World Needs Asteroid Insurance: Resident Astronaut {sky is falling alert}

A mini asteroid collided safely with Sudan this week, but mega disaster looms with nearly 1000 hazardous near-Earth objects roaming our universe—plus even more dangerous ones we haven't spotted yet. With no response plan for...

HAS program offered for Texas students

Our Town column By MARY RAINWATER The Palestine Herald State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, recently announced the launch of this year’s High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program for Texas students. HAS will enable selected...

Tech News. British computer hacker loses appeal over US extradition.

Welcome To Web Tech Geek.com ~ Congress explores Yahoo-Google antitrust questions Congress explores Yahoo-Google antitrust questions A British man accused of hacking into the computer systems of the US military and NASA on...