September 3, 2010 – 10:27 pm
Ancient galaxies may be cosmic senior citizens today, but some have a wild streak in their past, one packed with frenetic star birth, astronomers say.
September 3, 2010 – 10:17 pm
A NASA team is preparing a bid to test a chemical-free propulsion system that taps the power of Earth’s magnetic field to move satellites and spacecraft in orbit.
September 3, 2010 – 9:03 pm
Wolf spiders and carnivorous plants called sundews may compete with each other for food in the wild, a new study finds.
September 3, 2010 – 9:03 pm
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station won’t be throwing any burgers on the grill this Labor Day weekend, but at least they’ll get the U.S. holiday off after they clean the space toilet.
September 3, 2010 – 8:23 am
Family members, upset about a male relative’s cross-dressing photos he shared on Facebook, were indicted Thursday in Israel on charges tied to their kidnapping and punishment of the 19-year-old man.
September 3, 2010 – 7:23 am
Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Teen-agers from around the country put lunar rover prototypes through their paces in the MoonBots challenge, a spin-off of the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize program
September 3, 2010 – 5:52 am
A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA space telescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previously thought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull.
September 3, 2010 – 3:53 am
You follow one wiseguy’s rise to power from a lowly hood to mob boss taking control of an entire city. (msnbc.com)
September 3, 2010 – 3:23 am
A booming market of tweens, ages 8 to 11, is changing the landscape of online games.
September 3, 2010 – 3:16 am
Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.