Biggest solar storm in years hits, so far so good
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out. Hours after the storm arrived, officials said were no reports of problems with power grids, GPS, satellites or other technologies that are often disrupted by solar storms. But that still can change as More...
LulzSec Leader Betrays All of Anonymous
According to the FBI, you’re looking at Sabu, the head of LulzSec, and the de facto King of Anonymous—easily the most notorious and influential hacker alive today. One thing: he just turned in his people More...
Mayan Calendar Predicts Doomsday in 2012. Or Not…
It sure is a good thing that the Mayan calendar says the world is going to end this year — because at least, after the apocalypse comes on Dec. 21, you won’t have to read another word about it. Or More...
Missile Silo Cabin
Lots of people can claim to have a big house, a nice yard, or even their own private airstrip — but virtually none can claim to live in an old abandoned missile silo. You’ll be able to do just that if you More...
Long-Sought ‘God Particle’ Cornered, Scientists Say
Physicists are closer than ever to hunting down the elusive Higgs boson particle, the missing piece of the governing theory of the universe’s tiniest building blocks. Scientists at the world’s largest particle More...
Happy Holidays: Julian Assange; You’re All Screwed!
Just in time for the holidays, a sweet message from J.ASS. (Julian Assange)… Your’re (We) All Screwed… Yesterday we reported how Wikileaks has uncovered a global network of surveillance companies More...
Recent Earthquakes – Last 8-30 Days: Nov 9, 2011
You may need to reload this page for the latest list. Current Time: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:16:15 UTC DATE-(UTC)-TIME yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss Latitude degrees Longitude degrees Depth km Magnitude Comments 2011/11/02 22:05:47 5.48S 151.91E 65 4.5 NEW More...
5.7-magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Turkey
[Posted at 4:06 p.m. ET] At least 18 buildings, including two hotels, have collapsed in eastern Turkey after the 5.7-magnitude quake struck, Reuters is reporting, citing Turkish state TV. Journalists are reporting More...
Asteroid 2011: How To See ’2005 YU55′ From Earth (LIVE UPDATES, PHOTOS)
2005 YU55, an asteroid larger than an aircraft carrier, will whiz past Earth on Tuesday, coming so close to the home planet that it will actually travel inside the moon’s orbit. Astronomically speaking, More...
