One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Wild weather: Floods, snow, tornadoes hit central USA Middle America was overwhelmed by weather Thursday, with snow in the north, tornadoes in the Plains, and torrential rains that caused floods and transportation woes - and a sinkhole in Chicago. More
Iran struck by magnitude 7.8 quake Iran has been struck by its most powerful earthquake for more than 50 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. More
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Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Found a Big Surprise ScienceAlertNASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Mars’ Mysterious Spiderweb Rocks and Hidden Crystals SciTechDailyNASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes a Last Look at Mysterious Sulfur NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones Space.comNASA's Curiosity Rover About To Enter “Spiderweb” Region Of Mars' Mount Sharp IFLScience
How Oklahoma handed Alabama a shocking third loss: Are Tide’s Playoff hopes gone? The AthleticBama's 'uncharacteristic' gaffes doom CFP hopes ESPNKirk Herbstreit compares Oklahoma fans prematurely rushing field after Alabama win to sheep USA TODAYGoodman: DeBoer is a failure and a hard Freeze is here for the Iron Bowl AL.com
Scientists trace origin of Earth's mysterious 'minimoon' days before it escapes into space for 30 years Livescience.comEarth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon The Associated PressEarth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving Space.comThere are two moons orbiting the Earth - Scientists make this discovery of a new satellite naturally orbiting our planet El Adelantado de SegoviaEarth Loses Its ‘Mini Moon’ As Surprising Origin Revealed—What To Know Forbes