Top news for December 21, 2008

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NASA Souding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun’s Active Regions

International Space Station: Live updates

This Fossil Was a Mystery, Then Someone Solved It With a Spin

Moving in Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds

See Extreme Surface Temperatures in Phoenix, Sacramento and Portland, Ore.

T. Rex Dethroned? A Stegosaurus Fossil Sells for a Record $44.6 Million.

Fireball Meteor Lights Up New York City Sky, Passes Over Statue of Liberty

Popular Dementia Treatment Could Be Doing More Harm Than Good, According to New Study

Pompeii Wrecked by Earthquake at Same Time as Vesuvius Eruption, Research Shows

Scientists Unveil Mysteries of Newly Discovered Hydrothermal Vents at Jøtul Field