Anousheh Ansari an Iranian-American entrepreneur is expected to blast off for the international space station in September. She is officially the first women tourist to travel in to space. picked by Arrch8 3 years ago

Scientists revealed a replica of a dinosaur skeleton found in Brazil. It is the biggest dinosaur yet described however they have not been able to put the bones together for scientific descriptions. picked by Arrch8 3 years ago

Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

An endangered manatee made a rare appearance in Rhode Island waters during the weekend. The large marine mammals are usually found only in the warm waters of Florida and the Carolinas. picked by Jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Bill Bridgers converted his diesel pickup truck to run almost exclusively on used vegetable oil, and for the past three weeks he has been driving across the country filling people in on alternative fuel possibilities. picked by Jaxomlotus 3 years ago

The new definition, proposed this week by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), basically says every round object orbiting the sun is a planet, unless it orbits another planet. Asteroid Ceres will become a planet. Pluto's moon Charon will become a planet, things could get really strange. picked by Jaxomlotus 3 years ago