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Space Rock of Love: Asteroid Eros Attracts Skywatchers in Earth Flyby (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - In 1931, the close approach of the asteroid Eros allowed professional astronomers to calculate its distance and make that era's most accurate measurement of the solar system. As the asteroid passes near Earth this week, amateur astronomers and students from around the world seek to recreate the historical experience.

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Jupiter-Bound NASA Probe Adjusts Course Toward Giant Planet (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A NASA probe on a five-year mission to Jupiter fired up its rocket thrusters this week to better aim itself at the largest planet in our solar system.

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The nation's weather (AP)

AP - Wet weather will ease Sunday across the Midwest as a winter storm treks eastward. The system will also advance southeastward from the mid-Mississippi River Valley, moving over the Tennessee Valley and into the Appalachians.

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Google joins Twitter in support for local censorship

Google can now make content on its Blogger platform selectively available to users based on local laws, in a move similar to Twitter's new country-specific censoring ability which prompted a backlash from critics.

Apple releases major security update for OS X

Apple has rolled out a big batch of security fixes for several of its popular software products and components, including the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion operating system.

Hackers claim to have intercepted call between FBI, Scotland Yard

A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded and released online by the hackers in Anonymous, the group claimed Friday.

Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient.

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Website can find your exact location with your phone number

In the battle for privacy on the Internet, even the most helpful tools designed to fight bank fraud and even find missing children could be used for much more nefarious purposes.

How to chat with an NFL star during the Super Bowl

Just in time for the Super Bowl, U.S. military personnel can use a free app to talk about the big game with their family and friends -- and a few football players themselves.

Sex & Parenting Genes Discovered in Mice (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but how did they get there? Our gender differences might be a function of how our brains react to hormones, a new study on mice suggests.

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Citi hit in Brazilian hacker attack; bank says no data breach

A computer hacker group on Friday continued a wave of attacks against Brazilian financial websites, hampering the sites of Citigroup Inc. and other prominent institutions.

Russian scientists eye mission to moon this decade

Russia's space agency and training center for cosmonauts is launching a campaign to choose a new team of cosmonauts to train for a special mission, most likely for the moon this decade, Pravda.ru reported

Missing scientists mystery deepens in frozen Antarctica

A group of Russian scientists plumbing the frozen Antarctic in search of a lake buried in ice for tens of millions of years have failed to respond to increasingly anxious U.S. colleagues -- and as the days creep by, the fate of the team remains unknown.

The Geek Squad helps you back up, clean up, and upgrade

Wireless not connecting? Computer takes forever to shut down? Trying to sell an old laptop? You've got the tech questions, the Geek Squad has tech answers.

California woman's small claims victory resonates (AP)

AP - Heather Peter's computer crashed under the onslaught of messages following her unique victory over Honda in small claims court — a win the California woman is hoping will lead other consumers to reject a class action settlement over defective hybrid cars.

Is that a crashed flying saucer on the seabed?

An undersea radar image of a "saucer shaped" object on the seabed in Baltic Sea's Gulf of Bothnia, between Sweden and Finland is making headlines, a discovery made by Swedish oceanographers who say it's nearly 200 feet across and lies 300 feet down.

AP Enterprise: Monkey owners flee La. crackdown (AP)

AP - Even in their Texas hideout, Jim and Donita Clark are terrified that wildlife agents from their home state of Louisiana will descend on their motorhome and seize the four Capuchin monkeys they've reared for 10 years.

USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local farm/food projects (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ventures.

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Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site

A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.

Sports apps for your smartphone, just in time for the Super Bowl

So maybe your favorite team didn't make it to the Super Bowl, but you can still enjoy the game and other events with these apps loaded on your smartphone.