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Space Adventures wants to fly you to the moon

Space Adventures – the company that brought the first space tourists to the International Space Station – has longer space tourist excursions planned for as early as 2015: a trip around the Moon. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

American space tourist buys return ticket to orbit

(AP) -- Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Astro-bat feared dead after shuttle launch

The seven astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery had an unexpected companion during their liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center earlier this week, the US space agency said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2




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'The Social Network': Charles Dickens wrote the script

He looked at the technological revolution unfolding around him and recognized the possibility for new kinds of social networks, and the insight catapulted him to the pinnacle of his field and changed popular culture forever.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Quasicrystal is extraterrestrial in origin

A rare and exotic mineral, so unusual that it was thought impossible to exist, came to Earth on a meteorite, according to an international team of researchers led by Princeton University scientists. The discovery ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (37) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Through hardship to the stars

"Humanity's adventurous, stubborn, mad and glorious aspiration to reach the stars" is the subject of Physics World's lead feature in January.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 3

Review: 'W.E.L.D.E.R.' leads parade of iPad gems

So you just got an iPad for Christmas. You already have all the essentials loaded - Facebook, Twitter, iBooks, whatever news app you prefer.

Technology / Software

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Portal 2,' 'Skyrim' top a thrilling year in games

(AP) -- It's a good time to be a gamer, as studios continue to release thrilling adventures with clever stories, tight gameplay and spectacular production values. So many fine games have been released in 2011 ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons

The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America's resurgence in outer space, reviving "Star Trek" dreams that first interested them in science.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 7

Crew of mock Mars mission appear healthy, joyful

Staying inside cramped, windowless modules for nearly a year-and-half was a tough challenge for an international crew of six researchers simulating a mission to Mars under 24-hour surveillance by scientists.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Dream is over for Virgin Galactic space tourist

Venture capitalist Alan Walton has trekked to the North Pole, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and skydived over Mount Everest. A hop into space to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness would have been the ultimate ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 23

NASA Mars rovers win Popular Mechanics 'Breakthrough' award

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than seven years after completing their three-month prime missions on opposite sides of Mars, NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity have been selected for lifetime achievement award honors ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: Livescribe smartpen is iPad's opposite

Here's a consumer electronics riddle: What's the opposite of the iPad? Answer: the Livescribe Echo "smartpen." It's as if Livescribe and Apple both looked at the old pen-and-pad combination, but completely ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (9) | comments 8


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