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.
TouchPal Keyboard Tablet tops Android Apps of the Week
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Appolicious - The touchscreen keyboard gets an upgrade with TouchPal’s Keyboard for Android tablets. It lets you easily switch between swiping and tapping, as well as gestures to get the most out of your finger follies. This week also brought some big name updates to the Android Market, including special upgrades from McAfee Security and Mint’s personal finance app. Salesforce debuted its Rypple app this week, as did Eventbrite for managing events on-the-go.
First Earth-Size Planets Found in Space Scientists using NASA's Kepler space telescope say they have found two planets orbiting a distant star -- and say the planets are the first ever that are the size of Earth or smaller. That could be critical in the search for extraterrestrial life.
