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| | Toy Fair 2011: Hot stuff from the show floor (photos) Straight from Toy Fair, the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere, here's a look at some of the hot, new toys for 2011. View on site |  | WorldWide Telescope brings stargazing online WorldWide Telescope is a new project from Microsoft Research that combines imagery of space and celestial objects into one easy-to-use interface. View on site |  | NASA returns to comet it attacked (photos) NASA sends its second spacecraft to comet Tempel 1 to see the results from the first visitor which fired a probe that crashed into the comet's surface. View on site |  | NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory turns 1 (photos) As it marks its first year in space, the spacecraft keeps sending back stunning, detailed images in an effort to better understand the sun's influence on Earth. View on site |  | Step into Boeing's next-gen 747-8 Intercontinental (photos) Boeing shows off an interior mock-up of its new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plan in advance of its Sunday unveiling. View on site |  | Where Boeing's next-gen 747-8s come to life (photos) On Sunday, Boeing will formally unveil its next-gen 747-8 Intercontinental. CNET takes you inside the factory. View on site |  | Toilet, Cyberpumpkin, and a host of creative PC mods Dean Liou has built some great case mods. Check out his Toilet PC, Cyberpumpkin, PVC PCs, Grill PC, Lenovo laptop ArcadeDock, and more. View on site |  | Google Street View photography wins journalism accolades (photos) German photographer Michael Wolf received an honorable mention in this year's World Press Photo for photographs taken inside Google Street View. View on site |  | |  |  | Desktop Wallpaper gallery: Deep space nebula The mysterious nebula is arguably the most awe-inspiring cosmological phenomena known. The images published by our friends at NASA reveal the vastness of the universe and make for some mesmerizing desktop wallpaper. | | |
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