PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT) Thursday, Nov. 4. Scientists say initial images from the flyby provide new information about the comet’s volume and material spewing from its surface. “Early observations of the comet show that, for the first time, we [...]
For the first time, scientists have trapped antimatter atoms—mysterious, oppositely charged versions of ordinary atoms—a new study says.
A Scot filmmaker says he found a strange sight behind the scenes in Charlie Chaplin’s film, ‘The Circus’. Attending the premiere at Manns Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA – the scene shows a large woman dressed in black with a hat hiding most of her face, with what can only be described as a mobile [...]
(CNN) — Add cannibalism to the fearsome attributes of Tyrannosaurus rex, the big-headed dinosaur that roamed North America 66 million years ago and took no prisoners. A study released on the scientific website PLoS ONE suggests T. rex made the tooth marks on four specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex. “If something is dead, it’s lunch,” said [...]
Google has open sourced a new “lossy” image format known as WebP — pronounced “weppy” — claiming it can cut the size of current web images by almost 40 percent
An attack aimed at Iran nuclear plant and a recently revealed 2008 incident at a U.S. military base show the spread of cyber weapons.
A humorist known for dressing as a clown and poking fun at politics is running as a candidate in the Brazilian election, and has a good chance of winning
U.S. astronomers said on Wednesday they have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable, orbiting a nearby star
Shale gas is deemed to be conventional since it is found in a sedimentary rock, not in reservoirs.
The president rolled out the full course meal at what was billed as a “backyard chat” with a group of carefully selected “ordinary Americans.”
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