NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge
(Mashable)
Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
Watch: SOPA Backlash Causes Web Blackouts
Google and other sites protest anti-piracy laws with new look.


Photos: The Ancient Oceans of Mars
A star nursery, the aurora as seen from the International Space Station in orbit, a storm on Saturn as big as Earth, a spectacular solar flare, and images of the cosmos from the Hubble Space Telescope.


Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 7: Hotels by Orbitz, TripLingo Romance Edition, The Hacker, Dream Pethouse
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - Get ready for your next trip with today’s leading fresh app, Hotels by Orbitz, which leverages the popular travel service to help you find hotel accommodations. If you happen to be planning a trip overseas, then our next app, TripLingo Romance Edition, which can teach you flirty phrases in 10 languages, might come in handy as well. In games, The Hacker will give you something of the experience of hacking into a 1980s-style computer, while Dream Pethouse brings you a casual game experience where you’ll raise pets and build them a giant tree house.
Look out, Netflix: Redbox teaming up with Verizon to stream movies
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - It's been a rough 12 months for movie rental giant Netflix. The company sharply increased rates from $8 to $15, irking customers, and announced plans to split into two confusing new entities, renaming its traditional DVD-by-mail service Qwikster. Netflix ultimately abandoned its Qwikster …
First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles
The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major show of shooting stars in 2012, peaks in the hours before dawn on Wednesday. The best seeing should be after the moon sets around 3 a.m. Astronomers say you may see 60-200 shooting stars per hour if the weather is clear.

