Independent Online Probe’s close shave with asteroid flybyIndependent OnlineParis – China’s first flyby of an asteroid shows that a gigantic space rock which once triggered a doomsday scare is essentially rubble, scientists reported on Thursday. On December 13 2012, a…
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ICANN Ombudsman investigating inconsistent new TLD objection decisions – Domain Name Wire
ICANN Ombudsman investigating inconsistent new TLD objection decisionsDomain Name WireICANN seems content to sit on the sidelines and see how everything plays out. Which is why upset parties are probably excited to see that the ICANN Ombudsman Chris LaHatte is…
Surprise Picture for WISE's Fourth Anniversary – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Surprise Picture for WISE’s Fourth AnniversaryJet Propulsion LaboratoryIn an unexpected juxtaposition of cosmic objects that are actually quite far from each other, a newly released image from NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) shows a dying star,…
Watch this with your kids: Asteroid Fact versus Fiction – The Planetary Society (blog)
Watch this with your kids: Asteroid Fact versus FictionThe Planetary Society (blog)I visited the OSIRIS-REx headquarters at the University of Arizona a little while ago and saw the studio where they are starting to put together some really neat educational…
A big website is going to go dark thanks to ICANN's new Whois verification … – Domain Name Wire
A big website is going to go dark thanks to ICANN’s new Whois verification …Domain Name WireStarting January 1, when you register a domain name, you will have to verify your contact details with the registrar. Most registrars will send…
Think you have shot at $400 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroids – CNN International
CNN International Think you have shot at $400 million Mega Millions pot? Then beware asteroidsCNN International(CNN) — It used to be a long shot, but now … is there a word for insanely more unlikely than a long shot? The…
NASA Wants to Crowdsource Asteroid Locations – FedTech Magazine
NASA Wants to Crowdsource Asteroid LocationsFedTech MagazineThere are so many asteroids flying through space that NASA needs help keeping track of them, particularly the ones near Earth. Asteroids, often confused with meteors and meteorites, are large enough to orbit Earth,…
Chinese flyby of asteroid shows space rock is "rubble" – Phys.Org
Chinese flyby of asteroid shows space rock is “rubble”Phys.Org“Outbound images of Toutatis acquired on 13 December, 2012 during Chang’e-2 flyby, indicative of the spacecraft being away from the asteroid (from a to e). The imaging distance (D), epoch of flyby…
ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse to offer ongoing claims notification services – Lawyer Monthly Magazine
ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse to offer ongoing claims notification servicesLawyer Monthly MagazineICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) has today announced that it will offer an ongoing claims service, where trademark holders (and/or their agents) will be notified of potential intellectual property infringement indefinitely,…
ICANN, CTU to boost internet adoption, use across Caribbean – Telecompaper (subscription)
ICANN, CTU to boost internet adoption, use across CaribbeanTelecompaper (subscription)ICANN and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) have signed a MoU to increase cooperation and coordination among both organizations. The CTU will collaborate with ICANN to increase awareness and usage of…