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NASA's Curiosity rover has begun the journey to Mars after its Atlas V rocket launched successfully from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 26. Ten instruments aboard MSL will provide new data about whether the area within and around Mars' Gale Crater could ever have supported microbial life. The Mars Science Laboratory is expected to reach Mars next August.

Tonight – November 21st at 7pm! By August Wilson Dole Cannery Square 650 Iwilei Rd Suite 101, Honolulu 96817 You may park in the Home Depot end of the Costco parking lot. Walk down the driveway next to the Dole structure out to Iwilei Rd. Turn left on the sidewalk to enter the front door to TAG.

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Official teaser for the 1st jewel of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing - Reef Hawaiian Pro 2011.

Had he won he would have become the first person to win two divisions in the same event. Dave Hubbard from Hawaii showed his versatility on a bodyboard when he won the dropknee final against new world champion Damian King and came second to Frenchman Pierre-Louis Costes in the men’s final at the Encanto Pro Puerto Rico today. With less than 30 seconds left in the final the Frenchman still needed a good scoring wave to win, in the hollow four to six foot conditions. A wave came his way and he gave it his all, landing two back flips in a row and getting the score. His friends carried him on their shoulders to the presentation area where he celebrated his first Grand Slam Series win in front of the cheering crowd. “It feels amazing, it’s my first grand slam victory. I’ve been waiting for this one for a while. If you don’t win you’re never happy and I finally got that feeling” said Pierre-Louis Costes. Before she surfed in the final, Lilly Pollard from Gerringong in New South Wales A...

Spectators on the beach whistled and clapped while those who had missed it in the competitors area, shimmied over to the Flat-screen TV for a replay of reigning world champion, Brazilian Isabela Sousa’s, ten point ride at the Encanto Pro Puerto Rico, in perfect four to six foot conditions today. She took off deep on a set wave; bottom turned into a long barrel, came out and landed a tidy air reverse worthy of her title. Guys still in contention for the world title started to think of possible scenarios as Frenchman, Pierre-Louis Costes, beat tour leader, Jeff Hubbard from Hawaii, in the fourth round. His fourth round loss allows those chasing him to catch up, forcing the world title to be decided in three weeks, across the Atlantic in the Canary Islands. Six quarterfinalist-Amaury Lavernhe from Reunion Island, Jake Stone from Australia, Jared Houston from South Africa, Pierre-Louis Costes from France and Brazlians Magno Oliveira and Uri Valadao- all have a chance to win the world ...

This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 Monday showed it 3.6 lunar distances (860,000 miles or 1.38 million km) from Earth. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The closest approach will occur at 6:28 p.m. ET Tuesday The asteroid will pass within 202,000 miles of Earth, NASA says The space rock poses no threat of an Earth collision (CNN)  -- An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will pass Earth to within eight-tenths of the distance of the moon Tuesday, the closest approach to Earth of an object this size in more than 30 years. The closest approach will occur at 6:28 p.m. ET when the asteroid passes within 202,000 miles of our planet, NASA said. The space agency classified the asteroid as a "potentially hazardous object." If the asteroid were to crash into Earth, it could cause a 4,000 megaton blast and a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, according to scientists at Purdue University. If it fell into the ocean, it could cause a 70-foot high tsunami within 60 miles of the crash site, the experts ...

The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau is the most venerated big wave surfing event on Earth, held at Waimea Bay, Oahu, on a single day during the Hawaiian winter when, and if, waves exceed the 20-foot minimum requirement. The official holding period for this year, the 27th annual, is December 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012. You can find this year's list of invitees, sign up for email alerts and follow Mark Healey's weekly updates from Waimea Bay at: www.quiksilver.com/eddie

17yo Maui boy Kalani Lattanzi raised in Itacoatiara/Brazil is The 2011 Latin American Champion!

Check that: Surfing legend Kelly Slater  didn't  win his 11th world title ... or at least not yet. The Assn. of Surfing Professionals released a statement Friday admitting the organization made a calculation error in its rankings system and prematurely  gave Slater the title Tuesday . In fact, the 39-year-old Slater needs one more heat win at the Rip Curl Pro Search in San Francisco or at the following event at Pipeline in Hawaii to win his record 11th world title.  "Our rankings' system is designed to split tie-breaks based off of seed points,” Renato Hickel, ASP World Tour Manager, said in a statement. "Kelly  and Owen [Wright] tied at best nine of 11 results, so we went to best eight of 11 results and the system gave it to Kelly based off his higher seed position. We were operating under that assumption and created the ASP World Title scenarios based off of that. "This was a mistake. In the end, we’re responsible for this and should be held accountable. We a...

Is beauty only skin deep ? In the latest campaign of Dermablend, the brand asked Zombie Boy Rick Genest to do something astonishing –he literally peeled away his appearance to unveil his true self using a specially formutaled coverage make-up. While his astonishing tattoo laden body is the subject of interest to most, many still wonder who is the man behind the ink. Dermablend sought to answer that riddle in this amazing transformation captured on video. Morphosis also offers you a behind-the-scenes footage.

Kelly Slater (USA), 39, clinches a historic 11th ASP World Title in Ocean Beach. OCEAN BEACH, San Francisco/California (Wednesday, November 2, 2011) –  Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has claimed a historic 11th ASP World Title today, clinching the year-long pursuit with his advancement out of Round 3 at the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco. 2011 ASP World Title Series Results: Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast:  WINNER Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach:  Equal 5th Billabong Rio Pro:  Equal 13th Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay:  No Show Billabong Pro Tahiti:  WINNER Quiksilver Pro New York:  Runner-Up Hurley Pro at Trestles:  WINNER Quiksilver Pro France:  Equal 5th Rip Curl Pro Portugal:  Runner-UP Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco:  TBD Billabong Pipeline Masters:  TBD Kelly Slater’s ASP World Title Clinch Locations: 2011:  Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco – USA 2010:  Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico – USA Territory 2008:  B...