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March 22, 1995: Longest Human Space Adventure Ends	3/21/2010 10:00 PM
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns from a record stay on the Mir space station. He advances the idea that humans can tolerate time in space long enough to reach Mars.
SXSW Scenes: Hot Dogs, Hare Krishna and Rock	3/20/2010 3:33 PM
Characters of every stripe fill the streets of Austin, Texas, during the annual South by Southwest music festival. Oh, and there are some bands, too.
Palm Can Still Win: Here Are Five Things They Need To Do	3/20/2010 11:34 AM
Palm tanked after turning in a dismal 3Q earnings report driven by bad smartphone sales. The good news? The phone is becoming just an app on a smart, portable device. The disruptive contours of that smart, portable device is still in flux, and about to get buffeted again by the release of Apple’s iPad in about two weeks. This is still anybody’s game — heck, if even Google is worried about the next Google, why can’t Palm be the next Palm?
Review: 'Hubble 3D' Takes You on Beautiful, Brief Space Journey	3/20/2010 8:13 AM
Immerse yourself in vivid interstellar visuals as Imax brings extraterrestrial wonders down to Earth.
Tesla's Roadster Sport Zips the Light Fantastic	3/19/2010 6:30 PM
Zero to 60 in 3.7 seconds. 80 mph feels more like 50. Grips roads like a junkie to a crack pipe. This is what it's like to drive the Tesla Sport Roadster.
Bad Magic Comic Mysterius Makes Good Tech Satire	3/19/2010 6:00 PM
Magic and tech in the 21st century combine in Jeff Parker and Tom Fowler's hilarious comic Mysterius, released this week as a paperback collection from DC's Wildstorm imprint.
Artists Get Their Geek On to Celebrate Yuri's Night	3/19/2010 6:00 PM
A group of Washington, D.C., artists create outer space-inspired art in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first astronaut.
Lenovo Ultralight Combines High-Grade Looks, Low-Octane Performance	3/19/2010 4:00 PM
It takes a lot to build a thin and light notebook with such a low price tag. The only sacrifice the X100e makes is executive-level power.
SXSW: Scenes From a Musical Madhouse	3/19/2010 1:55 PM
Thousands of shows turn Austin into a giant musical maelstrom each year during the South by Southwest festival. See photos of bands that performed Thursday, including Ringo Deathstarr, Weekend and The Happy Hollows.
6 Cars So Alluring They're in an Art Museum	3/19/2010 1:40 PM
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta launches an exhibition celebrating the beauty of the automobile.