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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Ghost gadgets: Fallible fun for the whole family

October 31, 2008 – 7:24 pm

How ghost hunting movies match up with the real world of paranormal investigation.If there’s one thing for which Steve Gonsalves has irrefutable proof, it’s that people want to believe. As technology manager for The Atlantic Paranormal Society on the SciFi Channel documentary-style series, “Ghost Hunters,” he’s regularly approached by fans bearing that universally understood object of paranormal evidence – The Wonky Photograph.

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Prehistoric-age reptile found in New Zealand

October 31, 2008 – 7:22 pm

In this undated photo, an adult tuatara lizard is seen basking on a tree stump at the Karori Sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand. Conservation staff at Wellington's Karori Sanctuary have found what is almost certainly the first confirmed tuatara nest on mainland New Zealand in over 200 years. A rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found nesting on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, officials said Friday.

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Phoenix Mars Lander resurrected

October 31, 2008 – 12:15 pm

This artist's rendition, provided by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. shows the Phoenix lander on the arctic plains of Mars digging a trench through the upper soil layer. NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander regained contact with Earth more than a day after falling silent, but its days on the Red Planet are still numbered, mission managers said Thursday.

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Astrobotic reveals moon mission plans

October 31, 2008 – 7:12 am

Astrobotic Technology's Red Rover rolls off its Artemis lander after touching down on the moon in an artist's rendering. Astrobotic is one of the competitors for the Google Lunar X Prize.A private group planning to launch a moon rover to the famed Apollo 11 landing site in a bid to win a $20 million prize announced an ambitious plan Thursday to send five more spacecraft to explore the lunar poles.

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Revived Hubble snaps perfect picture

October 31, 2008 – 5:58 am

Just a couple of days after the Hubble Space Telescope was brought back online, the orbiting observatory aimed its prime working camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, at a pair of galaxies called Arp 147.The Hubble Space Telescope is working again, taking stunning cosmic photos after a breakdown a month ago. But NASA offered some bad news Thursday about longer-term repairs for the 18-year-old telescope.

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Electronic Arts posts larger loss, cuts jobs

October 31, 2008 – 5:47 am

Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc., whose titles include “Rock Band,” posted a wider quarterly net loss Thursday and said it is laying off about 6 percent of its work force to cut costs as it heads into the most lucrative season for the games industry.

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U.S. zoo rescues polar bear that fell into moat

October 31, 2008 – 5:38 am

A polar bear that fell into a dry moat at his zoo enclosure more than two weeks ago was rescued Thursday by officials who hoisted him out with a crane.

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Top 5 game ghosts

October 31, 2008 – 5:28 am

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PC makers recall 100,000 Sony battery packs

October 31, 2008 – 4:04 am

Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice Thursday.

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Cosmic Log: Lunar lander deal struck

October 31, 2008 – 2:59 am

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