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The researchers report that they were studying the planet's rings, which are collectively called Eta, and discovered that they had an oddly shaped orbit -- not round or even circular. Instead, they describe it as sort of triangular. More study showed that the odd orbit of the rings was due to gravitational pull from Cressida -- one of the planet's moons. The gravitational impact is exaggerated, they note, due to the moon keeping pace with the orbit of the planet. The particles in the ring, on the other hand, move faster than the moon. This results in the moon tugging...

You're gonna want to steer clear of this CUPID. The Chaotic Unmanned Personal Intercept Drone, or "stun copter," can deliver 80,000 volts of pure projectile terror directly into the skin of an ill-intentioned hoodlum. This is serious business for Chaotic Moon, the folks behind SharkPunch and the Pizza Hut touch table. The Austin-based design studio created the flying machine as a tech demo, but CUPID could be quickly brought to production whenever a personal security or law enforcement client sees fit. This prototype unit is based on a Tarot Hexacopter, originally designed to carry a digital SLR for video and...

Obviously this is Photoshopped, you can tell by the hair on his chest. Sorry for the visual right before you go out with your loved ones. Well, not really... ;-P

Instead of an arrow, a man named Cupid put a dagger straight through his former lover's heart - figuratively - stealing her money and identity while she was stationed in Iraq, authorities said. Malik Cupid, 31, of Harlem, was arraigned the day before Valentine's Day - which also happened to be his birthday - on charges he stole $1,400 from his sweetheart and impersonated her online. Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore said Cupid was charged with grand larceny, identity theft and eavesdropping. Between May and November, while his ex, Terra Melson, was serving in Iraq with the Army, Cupid assumed...

YowzaIt's Friday! "...While some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial -- which probably occurred around 270 A.D -- others claim that the Christian church may have decided to celebrate Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to 'christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival. In ancient Rome, February was the official beginning of spring and was considered a time for purification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and a type of wheat called spelt throughout their...

Hi Ya'll My family is a long line of Freepers. Due to anti freepers Mom no longer posts here. I am currently busy with my studies in Catholic Catechism and working on my Holy Confirmation. I also am busy with my studies of Marine Biology at OSU. Some may reconize me from the pics. I try to have a good time when not boring my assist/careproviders with studies. I would like to kick of Valentines Day with some fun. Here is what I did... (this is a special Lady and life long freind who I called upon to let her...

'Cupid' and the Archaeological Imagination In the eyes of archaeologists, the Quren Ruins of Yunyang County, Chongqing Municipality is really an enigma. It is rarely seen in China to settle an archaeological site in a county, but this time a Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) county proper is expected. Though the truth hasn't been fully revealed yet, surprises have come out one after another. "Cupid" unearthed An unexpected gain for archaeologists working at the Quren Ruins is a little bronze man. Its height is between three and four meters. The face of the old sculpture has been blurred,...

TEHRAN, Iran - Cupid, drop the bow. That's the word from Iranian police, who have ordered shops to remove heart-and-flower decorations and have confiscated other symbols of what religious authorities consider a decadent, Western event - Valentine's Day. The vice police on Wednesday sealed several shops in wealthy north Tehran and ordered others to remove images of couples embracing or other "corrupt materials" from display windows. In ultraconservative Iran, public embracing between men and women is taboo while Valentine's Day and all its trappings are seen as promoting Western values. "Vice police gave me 48 hours Monday to close," said...