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Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown yesterday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station. Within a few hours of landing, the astronauts feasted on turkey and trimmings with...

Titantic director James Cameron worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on his upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar. Our brains can be fooled into perceiving one speech sound as a completely different one if the...

It also gives these sharks an ability to see through 360 degrees. The research team focussed their study on juvenile scalloped hammerheads sharks and bonnethead sharks and tested their eyesight. They tested the field of view in each shark's eyes...

Naturally, kids and health care workers are at the front of the line for the H1N1 vaccine. But Santas say they need it too, with all the germy kids jumping on their laps from now through Christmas Eve. Congress has...

Temperatures could drop to 45 degrees Friday morning just as shoppers get an early jump on enticing bargains. Temperatures haven't dipped into the mid or low 40s in Fort Myers since the first week of March, when on three successive...

Philippine authorities said Wednesday they are investigating a politician allied with the government and four police commanders in connection with an election-related massacre earlier this week. New U.S economic data shows a slowly improving job market but weak sales of...

Atlantis shuttle astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. holds a camera during his mission's first spacewalk Atlantis shuttle astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. holds a camera during his mission's first spacewalk The crew of the shuttle Atlantis plans to spend today wrapping up...

The Intelsat-14 is a commercial satellite but also has components for the Defense Department 's Internet Router in Space program. Once in place, the satellite will be able to provide video and data services to customers in the western hemisphere,...

CAPE CANAVERAL — Atlantis astronauts have delivered more than 14 tons of spare parts and supplies to the International Space Station over the past week, but this shuttle mission may be best remembered for a 6-pound, 13-ounce bundle delivered back...