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Is our galaxy’s black hole gobbling asteroids?

An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory provides an X-ray view of our galaxy's center, with a supermassive black hole in the spotlight. The images at right suggest how asteroids and comets feed the black hole.The giant black hole at the center of our galaxy may be snacking on asteroids.


Dogs understand us better than chimps do

Dogs pick up on human cues much more easily than chimpanzees do, experts say.Chimpanzees may be our closest living relatives, but they do not understand us as well as dogs do.


Mars orbiter spies on probes of the past

Color pictures taken from Martian orbit feature the landing spots for two of NASA's dearly departed probes on the Red Planet. Can you spot them?Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Color pictures taken from Martian orbit feature the landing spots for two of NASA's dearly departed probes on the Red Planet. Can you spot them?


Romanian accused of hacking NASA computers

The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office says a federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Europe’s Vega rocket set for inaugural launch

The Vega rocket will blast off from French Guiana on Monday, an inaugural flight aimed at giving Europe a vehicle for scientific satellite missions, the first new rocket Europe has developed since the mid-1990s.

Group sues to halt Google privacy changes

A U.S. public interest group asked a federal court on Wednesday to block Google Inc. from consolidating more than 60 of its privacy policies, saying it could make it easier for advertisers to target users.

Report advises NASA to join Euclid mission

This illustration depicts the Thales Alenia Space concept for the Euclid spacecraft.NASA should contribute $20 million worth of hardware to Europe’s planned Euclid dark-energy observatory, but only "in the context of a strong U.S. commitment" to the proposed Wide-field Infrared Survey Telescope, a panel of astrophysicists said.


Cute homeless cats get their own touchscreens

Some of you have seen videos of cats on iPads, but you can't begrudge these guys who have been given wall- and floor-mounted TV-sized touchscreens for chasing skunks and fish.Some of you have seen videos of cats on iPads, but you can't begrudge these guys who have been given wall- and floor-mounted TV-sized touchscreens for chasing skunks and fish.


Sony’s UMD Passport not happening in North America

When the PlayStation Vita was announced, and full backwards compatibility with PlayStation Portable software was touted, many wondered how that would work, for North America it won't.When the PlayStation Vita was announced, and full backwards compatibility with PlayStation Portable software was touted, many wondered how that would work, for North America it won't.


A ‘Portal 2′ crash lands into ‘Skyrim’, literally

The previously reported "Skyrim Creation Kit" is finally live. PC players who want to mod with the tools that the game's creators use should head on over to Steam and start downloading.The previously reported "Skyrim Creation Kit" is finally live. PC players who want to mod with the tools that the game's creators use should head on over to Steam and start downloading.