NASA to launch Beatles tune 'Across the Universe'
The first-ever broadcast of a song into deep space celebrates the 40th anniversary of the song, the 45th anniversary of NASA's Deep Space Network and the 50th anniversary of NASA. iht.com
What's in a name? Apparently not all that much
A new book, "Bad Baby Names," by Michael Sherrod and Matthew Rayback has somewhat debunked traditional theories holding that children with odd names got worse grades and were less popular than other classmates. iht.com
Russian rocket sends Germany spy satellite into orbit
A Russian rocket sent a Germany spy satellite into orbit on Thursday night, Itar-Tass news agency reported. The Russian carrier rocket Kosmos-3M lifted off from the Plesetsk space center in the north of European part of Russia at 20 ... english.people.com.cn
China ends its 24th Antarctic expedition
China's Antarctic ice breaker, the Snow Dragon, arrived in Shanghai on Tuesday, completing the country's 24th 156-day expedition to the region. Sun Bo, leader of the Chinese Antarctic icecap expedition team, told Xinhua in Shanghai ... english.people.com.cn