Photos: Best Picture Yet of Earth
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.
  Are Apple, Google and Facebook Natural Monopolies?
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | They may not be the power company, but you won't find too many threats to their dominance. All three are not only at the top of their game, they have few, if any, competitors. And the law helps keep newbies out of the market. 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: One Last Look Inside Space Shuttle
American space flight over 50 years, from the selection of the first NASA astronauts to the final flight of the space shuttle.
Watch: CES in 60 Seconds: M-Edge Super Shell
Bill Weir puts protective iPad case to the test.
EU probes new Google privacy policy
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AP - The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.
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