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NASA hails 'amazing' exoplanetary system Six bodies huddled around distant yellow dwarf NASA's Kepler space observatory has spotted an "amazing" exoplanetary system - six planets orbiting a sun-like star some 2,000 light-years from Earth. Kepler-11 represents "the...

The other day Mike, Jim and myself were chatting on skype when the question of 'Did we actually go to the moon' came up. This lead to a huge discussion of conspiracy theories and whether the whole thing was an actual hoax or not. So what do you think?.. Did NASA actually make it to the moon...

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Sex in Space: The Final Frontier If we send men and women to Mars, there's a strong possibility they'll want to engage in sex during the two-year mission. Link Removed - Invalid URL Well, it had to come up at some point. With all the recent talk about a possible manned mission...

Sex in Space: The Final Frontier Well, it had to come up at some point. With all the recent talk about a possible manned mission to Mars, one topic that hasn't had a lot of discussion is this: If we send colonists to the red planet, will sex in space be a problem? And just how much fun...

Why Volunteer for a One-Way Mission to Mars? If NASA put out the word that it was looking for volunteers to suit up for the first manned mission to Mars, the line outside Cape Canaveral might stretch from there to the moon. But what if they said it was a nine-month trip on a cramped...

Larry Larsen and Microsoft Research General Manager Kevin Schofield take a tour of Building 99. In this video, the second of three parts, Michel Pahud walks us through some of his touch computing research projects. Link Removed Link Removed

In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue... Ancients in America

Who knows how deep The Water Cooler is ? How many brave souls have set out on a perilous voyage across the vast expanse of it's waters , many never to be heard of again ! It is not for the faint of heart but only those with steely nerves and eyes fixed on the far horizon . Cybercore and reghakr...

If you’re one of the lucky people who registered early and will attend the PDC in Redmond, we hope you’ll have a chance to venture out beyond the Microsoft campus. Last week, Jeannine shared her tips on things to see in Redmond and the Eastside. This week,Link Removed (Event Marketing Owner...

Hi, I'm having a problem not being able to access 2 out of 3 partitions in an external HD. Samsung HD753LJ (USB) 700GB Partition 1: 200 GB / NTFS Partition 2: 200 GB / NTFS Partition 3: 300 GB / NTFS I once had a dual-boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Windows 7 Professional...

Have We Discovered Evidence For Life On Titan

Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed - Invalid URL (Florida, USA) Another Space Shuttle has been scheduled to be launched today according to NASA. The Space Shuttle named STS-132 or Atlantis is scheduled to be launch today, May 14, 2010 at 2:20 PM Eastern Time from Kennedy Space Station...

Link Removed - Invalid URL If you’re in love with the sea and beaches as much as we are, we have found the perfect trip for you. One of the over 50 idyllic islands that constitute the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands can be your dream destination for the upcoming holidays. Even...

YouTube - Alien Speech? Found in NASA's Saturn Radio Signal