NASA Captures Comet Being Consumed By The Sun

"NASA scientists have spotted a comet in space being 'eaten' as it flies too close to the sun, Dailymail UK reported.

Footage captured by NASA’s solar-focused agency - Solar and Helioscopic Observatory (SOHO) - showed the Kreutz Sungrazer as it made its fateful approach."

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Google's Nexus One smart phone helps push company's products

"Internet giant Google Inc. on Tuesday unveiled the Nexus One, a smart phone that it bills as the connection between the phone and the Web.

A company spokesman said the smart phone is the next step in Google's strategy to spread its dominance on personal computers to the emerging market of mobile advertising and products."

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Kind act a breath of fresh air for family

"A simple act of charity has renewed Desiree Menchaca's belief in the kindness of her fellow Stocktonians.

The past year has been especially rough for the Stockton mom, dealing with the deaths of her father, a sister and two close friends; a traffic accident that injured her and her daughter, Jeanee, 19; spearheading a futile and very public campaign to keep Kaiser Permanente's after-hours clinics open; and the untimely death last month of the family's 12-year-old German shepherd."

Click here to learn how a small kindness made a big difference.

Warren: Donations plea brings in $2.4 million

"Evangelical pastor Rick Warren's plea for donations to fill a $900,000 deficit at his Southern California megachurch brought in $2.4 million, Warren announced to cheers during a sermon at the church on Saturday.

Warren said the amount raised after the appeal was posted online Wednesday included only money parishioners brought in person to Saddleback Church by New Year's Eve. More was arriving by hand and by mail, he said."

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The tallest building ever (Brought to you by Chicago)

"As a boy, growing up about two blocks from the beach in Southern California, Adrian Smith built towering sand castles -- only to watch the Pacific Ocean wash them away.

Now, the Chicago architect has designed a far more lasting legacy: the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai, which will have its grand opening Monday in the debt-ridden city-state of Dubai."

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Reasons to keep eyes on the skies: Lunar eclipse, meteor showers, Jupiter closeup are in the lineup

"It's been nearly two years since Marylanders had their last opportunity to watch a total eclipse of the moon from start to finish. But at the end of 2010, they'll finally get another chance.

The stargazers' calendar for 2010 shows the lunar eclipse on Dec. 21 - when the moon slides through the Earth's shadow - will be total from 2:40 a.m. until almost 4 a.m."

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Reflections for New Year's Day

"What better way to start the new year than by reflecting on God's amazing grace? And that's just what one hymn writer did in 1773. We've been singing about it ever since."

To read the rest of Chuck Colson's commentary, click here.