Insect invasion

A mass infestation of bedbugs has had New Yorkers in a pani. The city received more than 33000 complaints of the parasite this past year, double that of 2008, and polls suggest that more than 10 per cent of the population have the bedbugs crawling around in their homes. Particularly hard to detect, the parasite have infested the Empire State Building, Google's offices and the UN headquarters, as well and cinemas and hotels.

Space tourism

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, the world's first private passenger spaceship, has succesfully made its first solo flight, bringing the dream of commercial space travel one step closer. As soon as 2012, Richard Branson's company could be flying passengers from its subortial space. The spaceship's six passegers will have spectacular views of Earth and be able to float in zero gravity. So far, 370 people have reserved seats.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Saint Valentine is the patron saint of lovers. And St. Valentine's Day, on 14 February, is celebrated all over the world.
People give cards, flowers, and other presents to their loved ones.
The origin is a grat mystery.

MY HEART BURNS FOR YOU(L)
TAKE MY HEART IN YOUR HAND

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

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Astrobotic Technology Reveals Robot Design To Survive Moon's Extreme Heat.

Exactly 40 years ago, a human-made artifact touched down on the moon. Today, a space technology company unveiled the machine they hope will replicate the feat.

Or at least the machine's latest version. Astrobotic Technology, in Pittsburgh, is developing a lunar robot, which they hope to put on the moon sometime in 2011.

Spectrum wrote about Astrobotic's efforts, led by famed Carnegie Mellon roboticist William "Red" Whittaker, in our Mars special issue. The article described how Red and his team plan to win the US $20 million Google Lunar X Prize by being the first to land a robot on the moon and beam back photos and video.

Their robot is going through several design iterations, and the version revealed today addresses a hot topic, so to speak: the robot's ability to survive the scorching temperatures of the moon's equator -- over 130 degrees Celsius at local noon.

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country and sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island nation, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel.