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Pic: Firefox in space

April 23, 2008 12:01am PDT

While even the most open source-obsessed Firefox fanatic would have to admit the app has a long way to go before it deposes Internet Explorer as the preferred browser on planet Earth, outer space...

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Images: Streaking star carries a tail of seeds

August 22, 2007 6:33am PDT

NASA discovered that a red-giant star rocketing across the universe is leaving a trail of debris that could eventually form new stars, solar systems and even life. NASA scientists are ecstatic...

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NASA's wondrous views of Earth

April 24, 2011 4:00am PDT

To celebrate Earth Day, NASA released dozens of its best images of the planet. Here are some of the most beautiful.

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Four wireless security tips to share with clients

January 13, 2009 2:13pm PST

Four wireless security tips to share with clients article root Let's recapture the planet! Invisible,untouchable hackers is too much.You can not have Earth engineering at the mercy of criminals....

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New moon found at Pluto; Neptune turns one

July 22, 2011 5:26am PDT

Pluto may not be a planet any more but it has four times as many moons as Earth. Plus, Neptune was discovered 165 Earth years ago - exactly one year ago on Neptune.

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SETI discovers a Tatooine-like planet

September 20, 2011 5:46pm PDT

Data from the Kepler space telescope led to the discovery of a planet that is about 200 light-years from Earth. Learn more about Kepler-16b.

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Desktop Wallpaper: The spectacle of underwater photography

December 15, 2011 8:17am PST

Many of the most fascinating places on the Earth lie beneath the surface of the planet's oceans, which makes for colorful photography and desktop wallpaper.

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Images: Google Earth beams you into space

August 23, 2007 4:26am PDT

Google Earth's new feature Google Sky takes you on a trip through the universe with interstellar photos and cosmic descriptions.When you find a highlighted star, nebula or galaxy, you can zoom in....

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The Next HOPE 1.0 (Mobile)

July 8, 2010 12:00am PDT

Going to The Next Hackers on Planet Earth con, July 16-18 in New York City? Worried about being dazed and confused amidst thousands of hackers and dozens of talks? Then download this app, favorite...

Provided by: Insurgent Games

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The Next HOPE 1.0 (Mobile)

July 8, 2010 12:00am PDT

Going to The Next Hackers on Planet Earth con, July 16-18 in New York City? Worried about being dazed and confused amidst thousands of hackers and dozens of talks? Then download this app, favorite...

Provided by: Insurgent Games

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Texting E.T. an invite for 2029

August 18, 2009 5:38pm PDT

The site Hello From Earth is allowing registered users to send English-language messages of up to 160 characters to the planet Gliese 581d. The service is free and will be available until August...

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Geek Trivia: Home away from home(world)

November 25, 2008 5:02am PST

Which of the several hundred known and suspected planets outside our local solar system has enough characteristics in common with Earth that scientists believe it has a reasonable chance of...

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Astronomy uber-photo: In the Shadow of Saturn

October 17, 2006 7:03am PDT

This spectacular photo of Saturn was taken by the Cassini-Huygens spaceprobe when it entered Saturn's solar shadow, meaning the planet stood directly between the camera and the sun. You're getting...

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Latest Android devices (photos)

May 31, 2010 4:13pm PDT

The flood of Android devices has been fast and furious. Check out CNET's photo gallery of some of the latest Android smartphones to land on planet Earth.

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Images: NASA's biggest achievements for Earth

April 22, 2009 9:00am PDT

In time for Earth Day, NASA ran an online contest to let Earthlings pick the top 10 biggest accomplishments in the agency's five decades of observing the planet. The winner: GPS.

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Photos: Early views of Earth from space

April 21, 2009 2:00pm PDT

NASA's Earth Day commemoration includes a historic look at our home planet, beginning with images taken in 1947 from a V-2 rocket.

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Images: Kepler catches first planet-hunting territory sightings

April 16, 2009 1:00pm PDT

The mission to find Earth-like planets is off and running and NASA has made the first set of images of the field of sky available to the public.

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First Kepler Spacecraft images

April 16, 2009 12:22pm PDT

The Kepler Mission is designed to survey our region of the Milky Way galaxy and discover Earth-size and smaller planets in or near the habitable zone.

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Images: Hubble observes planet orbiting another star

November 14, 2008 8:00pm PST

Astronomers identify the location of a giant planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting a star located about 25 light years from Earth.

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Photos: Voyagers: Strange visitors to other planets

August 29, 2007 5:38am PDT

It was thirty years ago when the first Voyager spacecraft left Earth. The ships have returned closeup views of four planets--and aren't finished yet.