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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover: 5 surprising facts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 7th

By Andrew CoutsProvided by NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover has successfully landed on Mars. And if all goes right, the historic mission could provide us with evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet. Unfortunately, for those of us without much patience, such revelations could take as

Strangest iPhone accessories

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 25th

By Simon HillProvided by Success for the iPhone has spawned a mammoth industry catering for iPhone owners. You can buy all sorts of iPhone accessories with designs ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. Let's take a look at some of the strangest iPhone accessories around. TV Hat for

Strangest iPhone accessories

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 25th

Solar storm barreling toward Earth this weekend

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The space weather forecast for Earth looks a bit stormy this weekend, but scientists said not to worry. A solar storm was due to arrive Saturday morning and last through Sunday, slamming into Earth's magnetic field. Scientists said it will

APNewsBreak: Tube wear detailed at CA nuke plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal regulators Thursday disclosed the most detailed information to date on damage at California's idled San Onofre nuclear power plant, where scores of tubes that carry radioactive water have eroded at an alarming rate. The detailed

Palestinian leader OK's digging up Arafat's body

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has given final approval to dig up Yasser Arafat's remains and is also pressing for an international investigation of his predecessor's mysterious 2004 death, a top aide

American praised for getting Japan radiation data

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japanese seeking information on radiation levels in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster are turning to a volunteer group founded in the U.S. that has created a detailed and constantly updated visual database online. Sean Bonner, a Los Angeles

Ex-Arizona governor detained at border checkpoint

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

PHOENIX (AP) - Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro, who in the 1970s served as the state's first and only Hispanic governor, was detained at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint after the vehicle he was traveling in triggered a radiation sensor. The Arizona Republic

Could economics doom ailing Calif. nuke plant?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The future of the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant could balance on an inescapable question: Is it worth the money to fix it? Engineers face a daunting task finding a solution for problems that

Solar Flare May Spark Auroral Fireworks On The 4th Of July

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd

MSNBC.COM - The sun sent out a flare powerful enough to disrupt radio communications over Europe today, along with an eruption of electrically charged particles that just might sweep past Earth's magnetic field in time to spark a Fourth of July show of auroral fireworks. The M5.6-class