Sunday, May 26, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013
'Facebook Phone' launch canceled in U.K. as Home gets facelift
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 23:47:17 GMT ]
Plans to launch the HTC First, aka the "Facebook phone," in the U.K. have been indefinitely delayed and pre-orders refunded, according Facebook and the carrier that was to carry the device exclusively. In the United States, after AT&T dropped the device's price, that seemed like confirmation that sales have been nowhere near what was hoped.The HTC First was announced in April; with bold colors...
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 23:47:17 GMT ]
Plans to launch the HTC First, aka the "Facebook phone," in the U.K. have been indefinitely delayed and pre-orders refunded, according Facebook and the carrier that was to carry the device exclusively. In the United States, after AT&T dropped the device's price, that seemed like confirmation that sales have been nowhere near what was hoped.The HTC First was announced in April; with bold colors...
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Mars hit by space rocks 200 times a year
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:06 GMT ]
By SPACE.com staffSmall space rocks are carving fresh craters into the Martian surface more often than previously thought, researchers say. A new study finds that there are more than 200 asteroid impacts on the Red Planet every year.These asteroids and comet fragments are usually no bigger than 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) across — about 10 times smaller than the meteor that exploded over Chely...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:06 GMT ]
By SPACE.com staffSmall space rocks are carving fresh craters into the Martian surface more often than previously thought, researchers say. A new study finds that there are more than 200 asteroid impacts on the Red Planet every year.These asteroids and comet fragments are usually no bigger than 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) across — about 10 times smaller than the meteor that exploded over Chely...
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Communications satellite launched into space
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 01:14:40 GMT ]
The Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched.The satellite, which is being sent into an orbit that follows the earth's rotation 22,000 miles above the equator, w...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 01:14:40 GMT ]
The Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched.The satellite, which is being sent into an orbit that follows the earth's rotation 22,000 miles above the equator, w...
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Xbox? More like Xbody: Future game consoles will get under your skin
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:37:42 GMT ]
Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is getting, all to measure just how scared you are.For 250 lucky — or extremely unlucky — test subjects, fear-based gaming was a reality, at least in an experimental program led by the game studio Valve. If the game could sense that a player ...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:37:42 GMT ]
Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is getting, all to measure just how scared you are.For 250 lucky — or extremely unlucky — test subjects, fear-based gaming was a reality, at least in an experimental program led by the game studio Valve. If the game could sense that a player ...
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'Star Trek II' producer talks Ceti Eel, J.J. Abrams, and more (Q&A)
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT ]
Robert Sallin, producer of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," shares his experience working on the film, looks at the future of "Trek," and dishes on whether that was Ricardo Montalban's real chest. [Read more]
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT ]
Robert Sallin, producer of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," shares his experience working on the film, looks at the future of "Trek," and dishes on whether that was Ricardo Montalban's real chest. [Read more]
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Friday, May 24, 2013
After months in space, gravity can be a real drag for returning astronauts
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:59 GMT ]
Three astronauts who recently spent months together aboard the International Space Station reunited on Earth on Thursday during a Google+ Hangout to talk about their experiences aboard the orbiting lab and the challenge of readapting to life with gravity."It's great to all be back together," said NASA astronaut Kevin Ford from the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Ford, who returned to Earth on Mar...
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:59 GMT ]
Three astronauts who recently spent months together aboard the International Space Station reunited on Earth on Thursday during a Google+ Hangout to talk about their experiences aboard the orbiting lab and the challenge of readapting to life with gravity."It's great to all be back together," said NASA astronaut Kevin Ford from the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Ford, who returned to Earth on Mar...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Vials of Apollo 11 moon dust found in storage
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:07 GMT ]
By Megan GannonSpace.comVials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawrence Berkeley Nat...
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:07 GMT ]
By Megan GannonSpace.comVials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawrence Berkeley Nat...
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Teen's soldier homecoming Google Doodle hits homepage, wins $30K scholarship
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:56 GMT ]
Google asked students across the country to submit artwork showing off what they consider to be their "best day ever" as part of the Doodle 4 Google competition. The winner's artwork is gracing the Google homepage for a day — which is a nice bonus on top of a $30,000 college scholarship, a laptop, and other items in the prize package.A Google Doodle — a redesigned version of the Google homepage lo...
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:56 GMT ]
Google asked students across the country to submit artwork showing off what they consider to be their "best day ever" as part of the Doodle 4 Google competition. The winner's artwork is gracing the Google homepage for a day — which is a nice bonus on top of a $30,000 college scholarship, a laptop, and other items in the prize package.A Google Doodle — a redesigned version of the Google homepage lo...
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China's space program continues to grow and improve
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:27 GMT ]
By Leonard DavidSpace.comChina’s growing space prowess shows no signs of slowing, the U.S. Department of Defense said in its annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.The Pentagon has been carefully monitoring China’s space activities, and pointed out that last year, the country conducted a total of 18 space launches and expanded its s...
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:27 GMT ]
By Leonard DavidSpace.comChina’s growing space prowess shows no signs of slowing, the U.S. Department of Defense said in its annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.The Pentagon has been carefully monitoring China’s space activities, and pointed out that last year, the country conducted a total of 18 space launches and expanded its s...
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