Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack

WASHINGTON – Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday. Lockheed Martin, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon confirmed that the contractor's information systems had come under attack. Lt. Col. April Cunningham, speaking for the Defense Department, said the impact on the Pentagon "is minimal and we don't expect any adverse effect." Still, the concerted attempt to breach the contractor's systems underscored the risk to the nation's critical defense data. Chris Ortman, Homeland Security spokesman, said his agency and the Pentagon were working with the company...

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Aussie student finds universe's 'missing mass'

SYDNEY (AFP) – A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called "missing mass" of the universe during her summer break. Undergraduate Amelia Fraser-McKelvie made the breakthrough during a holiday internship with a team at Monash University's School of Physics, locating the mystery material within vast structures called "filaments of galaxies". Monash astrophysicist Dr Kevin Pimbblet explained that scientists had previously detected matter that was present in the early history of the universe but that could not now be located. "There is missing mass, ordinary mass not dark mass ... It's missing to the present day," Pimbblet...

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Messi's Barcelona beats Man United 3-1 in final

WEMBLEY, England (AP) — Lionel Messi scored one goal and created another, leading Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over Manchester United and a third Champions League title in six years. Barcelona dominated play at Wembley on Saturday with trademark passing, but needed the Argentine striker to conjure a 54th-minute solo strike from the edge of the penalty area to take the lead for the second time. Messi followed his 53rd goal of a remarkable season with a fake and run that led to David Villa taking possession on the edge of the area. From there, he curled a shot into the top corner of the net. Wayne Rooney offset Pedro Rodriguez's opening goal before halftime. Barcelona's victory was as convincing as its 2-0 win over United in the 2009 final. Article...

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Barcelona's Messi masterclass carves Manchester United open

Lionel Messi, right, scores Barcelona's second goal past Manchester United's Patrice Evra, centre, and Rio Ferdinand. Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP  There was no repeat of 1968 Wembley euphoria for Manchester United in their bid to lift a fourth European Cup, just an unwelcome reminder of how it felt to be outplayed in 2009 in Rome. Once again United could not get enough of the ball to do themselves justice, once again their most experienced players were unable to impose themselves, and for a second time in three years Barcelona did almost exactly as they pleased. It is supposed to be United who do what they want, or so their supporters have taken to singing, though few had the stomach for that particular ditty after seeing...

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Barcelona's Messi

By the time you read this, a diminutive Argentinian with a pair of humming bird wings attached to his ankles will have  helped Spanish football club Barcelona lift its fourth Champions League trophy. Or not. Either way, Lionel Messi from Rosario in Argentina should have made hordes of folks in t GA_googleFillSlot("ht_story_top_lhs_200x200"); he Spanish city of Barcelona — and millions more across the world — rejoice in the innate relationship between a human and the air around him on a field. A couple of hours before we got to know the outcome of who throttled whom in the Barcelona-Manchester United match at Wembley Stadium, approximately 8,219 kilometres...

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