Science

A group of engineers is studying the possibility of having astronauts land on near-Earth objects, better known as asteroids. Rob Landis, who co-wrote a feasibility study, says people have to prepare for living elsewhere.

Marvin Killgore is auctioning off his Fukang meteorite to the highest bidder on Wednesday. Fifty percent nickel iron and 50 percent peridot, the rock weighed more than a ton before it was cut in half.

NASA is trying to downplay fears that the recent bone-rattling landing of a Russian capsule could mean it is less reliable than thought. Once NASA retires the space shuttle in 2010, the Russian Soyuz will be the only means of getting astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

We make a lot of noise here on Earth with our TV and radio broadcasts, and some of that sound escapes into space. But how far will our signals travel? Can Lucille Ball's laugh be heard across the universe?

Scientists in Geneva are readying the largest particle accelerator ever built. But BPP regular David Morgan says at least two men are suing to stop the accelerator because they fear it will swallow all of planet Earth.

The FCC announces on Thursday that it will use the city of Wilmington, N.C., as a testing ground for changes in the way millions of Americans get their TV signals. By February of next year, regular over-the-air TV signals are supposed to be phased out — and the FCC wants to make sure this process goes smoothly.

John Delaney says crowds who stake their own money in so-called prediction markets reveal a special kind of wisdom. Delaney is the CEO of Intrade, a Dublin-based company that has been called the king of all prediction markets.

Burger King is embroiled in a labor dispute with tomato pickers in Florida, and now a Burger King executive has been tied to e-mail spreading misinformation about the workers' cause, says Amy Bennett Williams of the Fort Myers News-Press.

Uninsured Americans are flying to Thailand for cheap surgery. But reporter Avery Comarow says U.S.-based insurance companies are studying the safety of sending patients to foreign countries for cheap major surgery.

EarthLink is threatening to turn off Philadelphia's municipal wireless network if the parties can't agree to a takeover plan. The city's wireless network was supposed to be a model for cities around the country and an example of how to bridge the digital divide. But the network has been plagued by delays and spotty service.

The prospect of an electronic Trojan horse, lurking in the circuitry of a computer and allowing attackers clandestine access or control, was raised again recently by the F.B.I. and the Pentagon.

The company will require users under 18 to confirm they have read Facebook?s safety tips when they sign up; the site will also display a prominent ?report abuse? icon.

The Marvell Technology Group, a maker of semiconductors, agreed to pay a $10 million civil fine to settle regulators? accusations of improper backdating of stock options.

MySpace will make it easy to take photos and information from your profile and display it on profile pages of other Web sites.

Google executives answer (some) questions about the Yahoo-Microsoft meltdown at a meeting with reporters.