Blizzard's has only previously began development on the Zerg, but various changes have already been applied to the first two technologically superior races that certain mechanics have changed. Tactical and strategic players have often been concerned how much their previous StarCraft II. Developers clarify new questions on unit mechanics, tactical features in the original StarCraft, and a status check on the map dominator's favorite race: the blitzing Zerg.

Before, scientists have held the belief that we'll need to send a lander to dig on the surface of other celestial bodies to figure out what their subsurfaces are composed of. Recently though, they figured out a way for explorers to retrieve this information without even having to land. Details after the "read more" link below.

Around 400 kilometers above us, the Endeavour space shuttle has beamed a new image of its recent spacewalk mission involving the installation of the tool change out mechanisms of the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator robotic arm (a.k.a Dextre) on the International Space Station. You can view the image by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Space Shuttle Endeavour might have had some problems the last time it was up in space, but it's up and ready again as it prepares for its return to the final frontier (er, that's outer space for you non-Trekkies). More details on the Shuttle's launch after the "read more" link below.

It looks like the International Space Station recently got a new delivery of solar panels from the space shuttle Atlantis. NASA released a new Astronomy Picture of the Day featuring the new configuration of the world's foremost space outpost in development. You can take a look at the new before and after pictures in the full article.

During the construction and maintenance of the International Space Station, astronaut Rick Mastracchio noticed a hole in his glove. Now the first thing that comes to mind would be the "15 seconds of glory" scenario a person would go through when out in space without a suit, but Mastracchio was safe and sound.

While the hole didn't penetrate through all the layers of the suit, he was called back inside the airlock as a precaution. Clay Anderson, his partner, continued work outside while Mastracchio informed Mission Control that he's "Doing good. Looking out the hatch, wishing I was out there."

The incident brought up concerns in NASA to approve another spacewalk to repair a deep gouge in the Endeavour shuttle. Yep, the same shuttle whose name got misspelled on the launch pad. The gouge was caused by a small piece of insulation breaking off and hitting the shuttle's belly a minute after liftoff.

Have you ever wondered what the biggest plane in the world to take flight more than once is? It is actually Russian Antonov-225, a strategic airlift transport aircraft made to carry the Buran orbiter, the only fully completed and operational space shuttle from Soviet Union's Buran Program.

Antonov 225 has a wingspan of 290 ft., a height of 89.4 ft., and a length of 276 ft. Another plane has a larger wingspan, the Hughes H-4 Hercules known as "Spruce Goose". But Spruce Goose flew only once, and the Antonov 225 beats it in all other aspects. Antonov 225 has a maximum gross weight of 640 tons, making it the heaviest plane in the world. In 2004, the Guiness Book of Records acknowledged this plane for all its unique attributes.

The aircraft can carry over 275 tons of load. This is what it's made for: carrying load, specifically the Buran orbiter. After being produced in 1988 the Antonov 225 has been used to transport cargo. The US has been using the Antonov 225 quite a lot mainly for transporting military supplies to the Middle East. This is a testament to the quality of the aircraft, no other American-made aircraft compares to it.

Only one aircraft of this model is currently working while another one is still in the making. The US made a long-term contract with the makers of Antonov-225 to make more of these sorts of planes. They are to be used to carry more load for the US military. Here are some pictures of An-225 to admire.

   

This month, American astronaut and US Navy Captain Lisa Marie Nowak got arrested and subsequently charged with attempted murder of US Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman, a woman Nowak thought was her rival for another astronaut's affections.

This happening spawned talk of how NASA deals with unstable astronauts in space. As you may well know, would-be space scientists are carefully tested and screened to eliminate those who are unstable. A mentally unstable astronaut could cause all sorts of havoc that could endanger their crew members in a space station.

It turns out that NASA has a detailed set of written procedures for dealing with a suicidal or psychotic astronaut in space. Associated Press declares that these procedures include binding the questionable astronaut's wrists and ankles with duct tape, tying him down with a bungee cord and injecting him with tranquilizers if necessary.

There are no weapons, no guns in a space shuttle; a bullet could pierce a space ship and could kill everyone. There are no stun guns on hand, either. As a precaution, space station kits contain anti-depression and tranquilizers, anti-anxiety and anti-psychotic medications. No NASA astronaut has ever been treated with these medications while on space; then again, like what was mentioned above, it seems that there's nothing a roll of duct tape couldn't fix.

Instead of racing each other to space or to the Moon as they did back in the bad old days, Cold War rivals now hope to go hand-in-hand in returning to the Moon. Through its spokesperson, the Russian Federal Space Agency (more commonly known as Roskosmos) voiced its hopes of joining NASA in its back-to-the-Moon program through technology and know-how.

Hey, it's not a bad deal, and not just because they were the first satellite, animal, and human into space. When the USSR became the CIS, one of the signs that things had indeed changed was cooperation between Russian and American space agencies. They've had longer experiences with keeping men in space for long periods of time, (critical for long-duration lunar missions) right up to the Mir space station and now continuing with the International Space Station. Their workhorses, Soyuz and Progress, complement the American Space Shuttle in supplying the ISS.

Given NASA estimates of US$ 104 billion in mission price tag and investments to get a four-man crew back to the Moon - not including keeping them there for quite a bit of time - there's a lot of room for potential partners like Roskosmos to contribute, although their contribution will be through tech-transfers and not cash. Roskosmos spokesman Igor Panarin also notes that "space research is a vast field with plenty of room for every nation".

But yeah, hitching along for the ride's also a good way to bootstrap or at least achieve the potential of the Russian space program.

We all know that Nintendo's next-gen console, the Wii, is nothing less than inspiring, but in the avenue of the inspired, perhaps this might be the one which we would personally save up for. So, without much further ado, we introduce to you the Shuttle XPC System which features its latest X series.

So what's so nifty about this particular Shuttle case? Well, as we can see from the images that we have here, the X Series looks just Wii-fied to us. Not that it's a bad thing, really, especially since Shuttle was able to make their already-compact cases even MORE compact and a lot sleeker by basing their latest design on the case of the tiny Nintendo Wii.

According to the product page, "The X Series delivers plenty of wows with its small-form factor. It’s barely the size of a sheet of paper and only 2” tall. A welcome change of pace from the traditional tower computers, the X Series combines big-time performance with its aesthetic appeal."

Don't start underestimating this little guy just yet, though, as it packs quite a punch. Armed with an Intel Celeron M 1.6GHZ processor, 512MB of RAM, an 80GB HDD, and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 MXM Interface video card, this system is actually a whole lot more powerful than the console it was based on, so yes, you can play WoW and other games with demanding graphics requirements. Also, unlike the console which it takes it looks from, it will cost you at least US$ 799.00 to take this baby home, and US$ 999.00 if you want it to come with 1GB worth of RAM and 250GB worth of disk space. Ouch.