Monday, June 22, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

U.S. Shoots for the Moon, This Time to Stay
BRUCE WEAVER / AFP / Getty
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, top, and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, lower, are scheduled to be launched together on a mission to the moon

1. U.S. Shoots for the Moon, This Time to Stay

By Jeffrey Kluger

NASA's ambitious new spacecraft, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, will map the moon's surface, looking for suitable future landing sites and a spot to build a lunar base

2. In Iran, One Woman's Death May Have Many Consequences

By Robin Wright

A gruesomely captivating video of a young woman — laid out on a Tehran street after apparently being shot swept Twitter, Facebook and other websites this weekend

3. Facebook and Divorce: Airing the Dirty Laundry

By Belinda Luscombe

Social-networking sites are great for when you want to connect. But what about when you split?

4. Hi Gramps, Here's a Printout of My E-Mails

By Jeninne Lee-St. John

To keep older people in the loop, a new company converts e-mails to snail mails and vice versa

5. Why Some Animals (and People) Are Gay

By John Cloud

Two researchers at UC Riverside have assembled an exhaustive overview of same-sex behavior in animals. But does it shed any light on human sexuality?

6. Who's Fighting Who in Iran's Struggle?

By Trita Parsi

Analysis: The idea that the fight in Iran is between a social-networking youth demanding its freedom and a conservative elite backed by the poor and ignorant is misleading. At bottom, it's a struggle for power among rival factions of the regime

7. New York Home Prices Forecast to Drop 40%

By John Curran

A new Wall Street report foresees major price declines for New York-area real estate, yet a far gentler outlook for California

8. Librarians Fighting Google's Book Deal

By Janet Morrissey

Google almost wrapped up the Web rights to books over the ages. But the Justice Department — and Arlo Guthrie — are saying whoa

9. Soccer Protest: Iran's Players Show Support for Mousavi

By Glen Levy

Some players wore green wristbands in a World Cup qualifier on June 17 to symbolize their support for the opposition leader

10. Iran: Four Ways the Crisis May Resolve

By Tony Karon

Will Iran's leaders repeat their own revolution or mimic the tragedy of China or the sclerotic compromise of Zimbabwe?

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