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Iran Launches Another Satellite

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:22 PM ET | 0

The Navid observation satellite is expected to stay in orbit for 18-months, heightening tensions with western countries. Read more

Virtual Reality Contact Lenses Offer 3D Panorama

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:01 AM ET | 0

The eyewear connect to mobile devices and deliver panoramic, augmented-reality experiences. Read more

Football Shaped by Military

Posted by Emily Sohn Fri Feb 3, 2012 07:30 AM ET | 0

The military played a major role in turning football from an elite college sport into an American pastime. Read more

Declassified US Spy Satellites Land in Ohio

Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 09:15 AM ET | 0

The trio of Cold War-era satellites were among the most prolific U.S. spy systems between the 1960s and 1980s. Read more

Novel Material Cloaks 3D Objects

Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 09:58 AM ET | 0

A warplane cloaked with such materials could become invisible in all directions to radar microwaves. Read more

How To Be Good Space Cadets: Don't Trash Orbit

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 18, 2012 02:07 AM ET | 0

The United States will take a stab at joining Europe and other nations in hammering out a code of conduct for activities in space. Read more

How To Be Good Space Cadets: Don't Trash Orbit

No Shoot-Down Despite Incoming Satellite's Toxic Fuel

Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Jan 13, 2012 01:25 PM ET | 0

A Mars probe's tank is expected to melt during re-entry, so there's no need for a missile intercept, like in 2008, experts say. Read more

'Virginity Tests' Banned in Army Prisons

Posted Tue Dec 27, 2011 08:44 PM ET | 0

An Egyptian court ordered the Egyptian army on Tuesday to stop forced virginity tests on female detainees, months after the practice sparked a national outcry. Read more

Medieval Knights May Have Had PTSD

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:49 AM ET | 0

We think of them as courageous, chivalrous, brutal and cold-hearted, but medieval knights lived hard lives and suffered. Read more

Kim Jong-Il Heir Faces Unsure Future

Posted Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

North Korea's state news agency called the dead leader's son, Kim Jong Un, the "great successor." Read more

US Forces Lower Flag in Iraq Ahead of Pullout

Posted Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:32 AM ET | 0

US forces held a formal ceremony to lower the flag in Iraq ahead of their withdrawal from the country nearly nine years after the controversial 2003 invasion. Read more

Is Newt Gingrich's EMP Doomsday a Reality?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Dec 12, 2011 03:08 PM ET | 0

The GOP presidential candidate is concerned about an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) caused by a nuclear warhead detonated in space. Is this a viable weapon? Yes... and no. Read more