.xyz Signs Registry Agreement with ICANNSBWire (press release)Beverly Hills, CA — (SBWIRE) — 12/04/2013 — XYZ.COM, the Internet registry operator behind the new .xyz domain names, has signed its registry agreement with ICANN, paving the way for the new generic…
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Alien-hunting equation revamped for mining asteroids – New Scientist
Alien-hunting equation revamped for mining asteroidsNew ScientistRecent years have seen two US companies – Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries – established with the intent of one day mining space rocks. NASA also has asteroid ambitions, with a plan to…
Miyazaki in the sky with Gundam: Japan's astronomical otaku have been naming … – ROCKETNEWS24
Miyazaki in the sky with Gundam: Japan’s astronomical otaku have been naming …ROCKETNEWS24When a new asteroid is discovered and its orbit is established, the right to name that floating chunk of matter is given to the astronomer who found it.…
NASA Teams With Asteroid-Mining Company to Crowdsource Space Rock Hunt – Space.com
Space.com NASA Teams With Asteroid-Mining Company to Crowdsource Space Rock HuntSpace.comNASA is partnering with the billionaire-backed company Planetary Resources Inc., to launch asteroid-hunting competitions, and they want your help. Then U.S. space agency and the asteroid-mining firm are seeking to…
You Read It Here First: George Will Cites CNN on Global Warming Causing … – NewsBusters (blog)
NewsBusters (blog) You Read It Here First: George Will Cites CNN on Global Warming Causing …NewsBusters (blog)George Will marveled in his column late last week over how “a CNN anchor wondered if an asteroid that passed by Earth on Feb.…
Iowa State University professor has plan to fight off asteroids – Omaha World-Herald
KCRG Iowa State University professor has plan to fight off asteroidsOmaha World-HeraldEngineering professor Bong Wie, who works with a team at the Asteroid Deflection Research Center in Ames, wants to use a nuclear device to stop an asteroid from hurtling…
ISU prof has plan to save humanity from asteroids – kwwl.com
ISU prof has plan to save humanity from asteroidskwwl.comAn Iowa State University professor has a plan for saving humanity from a devastating asteroid collision, and he’ll soon meet with officials at NASA to discuss his proposal. Engineering professor Bong Wie…
Fancy a .bike or .guru address? ICANN announces 9 new Web domains – Digital Trends
Digital Trends Fancy a .bike or .guru address? ICANN announces 9 new Web domainsDigital TrendsInternet addressing authority ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has released a handful of new domain extensions into the wild, including .bike, .guru…
ICANN's UDRP as a domain name dispute redressal mechanism – Lexology (registration)
ICANN’s UDRP as a domain name dispute redressal mechanismLexology (registration)In November 2000, after a long and complex discussion, ICANN approved the much awaited creation of seven new gTLDs. However, any registry which wants to use these new gTLDs has to…
DotConnectAfrica Trust Attends ICANN 48 International Meeting in Buenos Aires … – CircleID
DotConnectAfrica Trust Attends ICANN 48 International Meeting in Buenos Aires …CircleIDDCA attended Buenos Aires ICANN 48DotConnectAfrica delegates were among more than 1,700 people from around the world that attended the just concluded ICANN 48 International Meeting that took place in…