This image obtained by NASA`s Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. (NASA)GREENBELT, Md., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- NASA says data from its Dawn mission to the asteroid Vesta suggests the rocky body is cold and dark enough to have retained ice for billions of years.Modeling of Ves

World News Jan. 27, 2012

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent from a year earlier, fueled by strong sales of smartphones. (Yonhap News)Net profit amounted to 4 trillion won (US$3.56 billion) i

Industry Jan. 27, 2012

FILE- In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell watch the presentation of British fashion designer Stella McCartney's fall-winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear collection in Paris. Shevell, who married McCartney in October 2011, announced her resignation from the board of New York

People Jan. 27, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles for the first time.The process uses a shell of what are known as plasmonic materials that create a "photo negative" of the object being cloaked, effectively cancel

Technology Jan. 27, 2012

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a blast after a bomb ripped through a group of workers in Sadr City in Baghdad on January 24, 2012. (AFP)HADITHA, Iraq (AP) _ In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the M

World News Jan. 25, 2012

BRUSSELS (AFP) - A tiny revolutionary fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution was unveiled Tuesday before hitting European cities in 2013.The "Hiriko", the Basque word for "urban", is an electric two-seater with no doors whose motor is located in th

Mobility Jan. 25, 2012

BOSTON (AP) _ Newly released final recordings President John F. Kennedy secretly made in the Oval Office include an eerie conversation about what would become the day of his funeral.While trying to arrange his schedule, Kennedy remarked that Nov. 25 was shaping up to be a ``tough day'' after his ret

World News Jan. 25, 2012

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.Even experienced stargazers were stunned by the intensity of the aurora borealis that swept across the night sky in northe

Technology Jan. 25, 2012

Cinderella`s Castle(left) is seen at the end of Main Street USA at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AFP)Captain Hook would certainly approve: the Walt Disney Co. has overturned a rule in place since 1955 banning facial hair for its US theme park workers.Starting February 3, workers a

Travel Jan. 25, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.The solar flare occurred at about 11 p.m. EST Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times. The bi

Technology Jan. 24, 2012