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01/25/12--06:37: Video: Solar storm's impact on Earth (chan 2513946)

The biggest solar storm in eight years just hit Earth, giving Canada and Scandinavia a beautiful sky show, but it could also knock out power and satellites. CBS News correspondent Bill Whittaker reports.






01/25/12--07:40: Aurora Borealis lights up the skies (chan 2513946)

Biggest solar flares since 2005 produce amazing images over Northern Hemisphere






01/25/12--09:44: Netflix due for a second wind? (chan 2513946)

Netflix naysayers may be many but the company's subscription model looks sturdy






01/25/12--10:56: 4-inch screen rumored for summer iPhone debut (chan 2513946)

Report cites Foxconn source pointing to handful of sample Apple devices for next iPhone "floating around"






01/25/12--11:34: Wayward Mars probe splashed down off S. America (chan 2513946)

Space junk experts say a failed Russian Mars probe crashed near South America Coast






01/25/12--12:18: Northern Lights wow skywatchers (chan 2513946)

Dazzling sky show was sparked by an intense solar flare that erupted on the sun






01/25/12--13:03: Medieval mass grave hints at gruesome secret (chan 2513946)

Were the decapitated remains found in southern England the final resting place of 11 century Viking mercenaries?






01/25/12--14:00: World's longest lab experiment still chugging along (chan 2513946)

Some professors take their time making a point - and it may take another 100 years to make it






01/26/12--00:22: Putting a human cost on the iPad (chan 2513946)

New York Times looks at final months in life of China factory worker who died in blast at factory making Apple product parts






01/26/12--06:35: Web sites are getting faster--slowly (chan 2513946)

The top 2,000 retail Web sites load faster this year but still take 10 seconds on average, a study says






01/26/12--06:55: Invisibility breakthrough reported (chan 2513946)

U of Texas researchers invent tube that makes objects within it invisible to microwaves






01/26/12--09:42: Carriers paying a price for iPhone addiction (chan 2513946)

As their quarterly numbers roll in, wireless carriers ponder the flip side of having too much of a good thing






01/26/12--11:10: 1 in 5 workers now use Apple products (chan 2513946)

After years seemingly barred from the enterprise, new survey finds Apple rapidly penetrating business markets






01/26/12--11:55: Edison tops Jobs as world's greatest innovator (chan 2513946)

Creator of light bulb and phonograph, among many other inventions, ranked No. 1 in Lemelson-MIT survey






01/26/12--12:52: Asteroid Vesta may hold vaste water ice reserves (chan 2513946)

Massive water supply has sat frozen for billions of years, a new study reveals






01/26/12--13:08: Calif. poised to vote on new "clean car" rules (chan 2513946)

Proposed regulations would require that vehicles emit about 75 percent less smog-producing pollutants by 2025






01/26/12--14:04: If required by law, Twitter says now ready to censor (chan 2513946)

New technical ability affords Twitter ability to react on country-by-country basis when required by local laws






01/27/12--05:38: Is using devices on planes really dangerous? (chan 2513946)

From the air, one phone can blanket hundreds of towers, potentially disrupting the entire system






01/27/12--09:36: Close call: Asteroid whizzes (safely) by Earth (chan 2513946)

Bus-sized asteroid came close on Friday but NASA says it never posed a threat to the Earth






01/27/12--09:50: Spring cleaning starts early at HP, WebOS guru gone (chan 2513946)

Jon Rubenstein, best known for work on iPod at Apple and chief architect of WebOS, resigns from Hewlett Packard






01/27/12--10:25: Planet-hunting space telescope nets jackpot (chan 2513946)

NASA says that its Kepler Mission has found 26 planets In 11 solar systems






01/27/12--10:49: Roughing up Apple: Time to whistle time out (chan 2513946)

Apple's getting hammered for its treatment of workers but the global supply chain flap easily extends to nearly every U.S. industry






01/27/12--11:05: Facebook poised for IPO (chan 2513946)

Investors waiting with keen anticipation for what will be the biggest tech IPO of all time






01/27/12--16:24: Apple's iPad turns 2 (chan 2513946)

Pitched as a new category of device, the reaction caught Apple and the tech industry off guard: A look back and a look ahead






01/27/12--18:42: Twitter's censorship plan rouses global furor (chan 2513946)

Outrage follows company's plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws