Watch: Mysteries of the Northern Lights David Muir gives a little insight into what creates those amazing auroras.
  Why Are Digital Cameras Disappearing?
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to Mike Tomkins of Imaging Resource, digital camera maker Canon is in a bit of a bind. Its high-end Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras are growing in popularity, but compact cameras -- the basic point-and-shoot variety -- are starting to tank except in "emerging markets." Which is code for third-world countries, where most people can't afford SLRs anyway. LeVar Burton hopes to resurrect ‘Reading Rainbow’ in app form
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Appolicious - The classic PBS show Reading Rainbow saw its last season in 2009, but the show isn’t gone forever – it may be back in several forms, with one being an app designed to bring books to children. Suicidal Comet Lives! Comet Lovejoy, plunging toward the sun as NASA spacecraft watched, was expected to be vaporized by the sun's heat. Instead it survived, missing the sun by less than 90,000 miles. It was observed this morning heading back into deep space.
  Photos: Anniversary of NASA's Worst Tragedies Late January is always a dark time of year for NASA's astronaut program; the anniversaries of its three worst accidents all happen in the same week. The Apollo 1 astronauts died in a cockpit fire on Jan. 27, 1967. The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff Jan. 28, 1986. And the space shuttle Columbia broke up on return to earth Feb. 1, 2003.
  Fresh Android Apps for Feb. 7: Draw Something Free, Transparent Screen, The Lost City
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Appolicious - Only a few days left until Valentine’s Day. Draw your sweetie a beautiful picture (Draw Something Free), look for a romantic spot while out and about (Transparent Screen), and plan a getaway to a secret location (The Lost City).
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