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Hamas claims rocket fire on Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa Gaza - The armed wing of Hamas claimed that it fired several rockets at Jerusalem and Israeli cities Tel Aviv and Haifa Tuesday. In the Media by AFP

Japan launches 'affordable' Epsilon space rocket Yesterday, Japan launched the first in a new type of space rockets particularly designed to make future space missions more affordable. In the Media by Dragos Ilca - 1 comment

Video: SpaceX's Elon Musk waves his hands to design rocket parts Last week Elon Musk of SpaceX tweeted that he had invented a way to create rocket parts, with hand gestures and a laser printer, virtually out of thin air. He has now posted a video to show how - almost like it is in your favorite sci-fi movies. In the Media by Anne Sewell

Report: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza to cost over $300 million Gaza - The eight day strike by Israel on Gaza not only killed 168 Palestinians, most them civilians, but has also resulted in $300 million in economic damage, the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce reports. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 5 comments

Video: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza intensify on Wednesday Gaza - With no cease-fire in sight, Israeli forces intensified their airstrikes on Wednesday morning, attacking government ministry buildings and other sites in Gaza. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

AFP offices in Gaza hit by airstrike, other journalists killed Gaza - The offices of Agence France-Presse in Gaza have been hit by an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday. Fortunately no staff were hurt in the attack. However, 3 journalists were killed and 2 others injured in separate airstrikes. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 5 comments

Video: RT's Arabic-language sister channel in Gaza attacked Gaza - RT's Arabic-language sister channel, Rusiya Al-Yaum, was struck by Israeli forces in the Gaza strip early on November 18. Luckily no one was in the office at the time. Updated with video interview with IDF on their reasons for targeting the building. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 23 comments

London 2012: Spoof video — Granny in Olympic missile accident London - While most Londoners take it very seriously, having surface-to-air missiles on their roofs, one Londoner has made a video about a grandmother having an accident with a missile. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Video: Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft takes off for ISS With a truly international team on board, the Soyuz spacecraft has taken off this morning, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazahkstan. In the Media by Anne Sewell

Iran space center 80% complete Tehran - Not to be left behind in the space race, Iran has almost completed its new space center. This will be used to launch satellites made by Iran and other Muslim nations. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

North Korea's much hyped long-range rocket crashes into sea Pyongyang - North Korea, defying the international community, launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it crashed and fell into the sea before it escaped Earth's atmosphere. In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 4 comments

Philippines prepares for North Korea's rocket fall debris The Philippines is preparing for a possible evacuation in case the North Korean rocket debris makes landfall on the populated areas in the Philippines. In the Media by Leo Reyes

South says North Korea is planning an underground nuclear test With controversy raging over North Korea's plans to launch a rocket, now an underground nuclear test is allegedly being planned, according to reports leaked by South Korea. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

New Toronto Rocket subway launches with lots of fanfare Special Toronto - The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) launched its new subway train today, The Rocket, and will only run on the University/Yonge line with just the one train until next month. Digital Journal Report by Daniel Boyington

Iran launches a new rocket containing a rat, turtles and worms. Iran has launched a rocket into orbit carrying what state-owned Al-Alam televison report as an experimental capsule. Ahmadinejad praises result. In the Media by Michael Squires

NASA: Moon's south pole to be bombed on friday If everything goes as planned, NASA's Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission will crash a rocket and a spacecraft into the Moon's south pole. The mission's objective is to determine whether or not there is water on the Moon. In the Media by Kay Mathews - 5 comments

South Korea Postpones Space Rocket Launch South Korea has postponed the launch of its first-ever space rocket just minutes before the scheduled blast-off because of a suspected fuel pressure problem. The launch will be delayed for several days. In the Media by Christopher Szabo

Vote for the most iconic invention at London's Science Museum Curators at the Science Museum in London, England, have picked ten of the most significant breakthroughs in history from the museum's collection and are asking you to vote for the most iconic of these inventions. In the Media by Julian Worker - 2 comments

North Korea insists its satellite is in earth orbit The North Korean government continues to insist that its newly-launched satellite is going around the earth in an elliptic orbit. However the US NORAD command which monitored the launch said the payload had splashed into the Pacific Ocean. In the Media by Adriana Stuijt - 12 comments

In Wake Of North Korea's 'Rocket Fail,' It Has World's Attention So far, it was revealed that North Korea’s rocket launch could be considered an “epic fail.” However, that had gotten the world’s undivided attention. United States President Barack Obama has urged action against North Korea. In the Media by Can Tran

NORAD: North Korean satellite 'did not reach space orbit' Special It is reported from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command that North Korea's Taepo Dong 2 missile payload did not gain space orbit, despite claims by North Korea. Digital Journal Report by Adriana Stuijt - 14 comments

North Korea Proceeding With Rocket Launch Despite Protests Unmindful of warnings from the US and Japan, North Korea is proceeding with the launching of their 'communication satellite' on April 4 to 8 and likewise warned that any interception by the US or Japan will be considered as an act of war. In the Media by Leo Reyes

Palestinians Break Ceasefire - Rockets Still Hit Southern Israel The Palestinians have again broken the ceasefire - yet another rocket has hit Israel just as American envoy George Mitchell arrives to promote peace talks. In the Media by Tabatha Kaplan - 36 comments

BBC Bureau Hit By Rocket In Baghdad The BBC is the latest to face an attack in Iraq. The BBC's bureau in Baghdad was hit Friday with a rocket. The details of the hit are very minimal with no one claiming responsibility for the attack. In the Media by KJ Mullins

Atlas 5 Rocket Launch A Success Atlas 5 Rocket was launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base, CA this morning just after 7 am ET. This is the biggest rocket and the first Atlas 5 to be launched from the West Coast. In the Media by Nikki Weingartner - 1 comment

American Media Show Support for Israel Against Rockets Two leading American newspapers have stated positions supporting Israel's counter-terrorist activities to defend itself against Kassam rocket attacks. They printed articles and editorials backing Israel last week. In the Media by Knight Shield

Children Wounded in Kassam Attack on Israel At least three children were wounded on Monday afternoon when a Kassam rocket hit a bomb shelter and a house in Sderot during a rocket barrage targeting that western Negev town. In the Media by Knight Shield - 4 comments

Rocket Rain Continues in the Negev Gaza's Arabs fired at least five Kassam rockets and seven mortars towards the Israeli coastal town of Ashkelon and the repeatedly-targeted town of Sderot Tuesday in ongoing efforts to kill, maim and terrorize Jews. In the Media by Knight Shield - 1 comment

Kassam Rocket Hits near Israeli Kindergarten A Kassam rocket fired by Muslim Arabs in Gaza slammed into the ground not far from an Israeli kindergarten in Sderot Sunday. Five residents of the Negev town were treated for shock following the attack. In the Media by Knight Shield - 1 comment

Israeli Army Free to Go after Gaza Militants Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday gave his military a "free hand" to attack Gaza militants after a rocket slammed into a house in this town where the visiting U.N. humanitarian chief had just called for an end to the daily salvos. In the Media by Knight Shield - 4 comments

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