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Cosmic Log: New rocket racer lifts off Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Rocket Racing League's bigger, more powerful prototype plane gets its first flight tests. Computer virus strikes space station A virus designed to swipe passwords from online gamers has inexplicably popped up in some laptop computers aboard the international space station. Dark matter detected in cosmic crash Astronomers say fresh imagery of a powerful collision of galaxy clusters supports the idea that dark matter is something totally separate from ordinary matter. Galaxy surprise sheds light on dark matter A study of small galaxies circling around the Milky Way found that while they range dramatically in brightness, they all surprisingly pack about the same mass. 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls to go online Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet. Fossil of ancient turtle with her eggs discovered A turtle that toddled alongside the dinosaurs died just days before laying a clutch of eggs. Now, paleontologists are announcing their find of the fossilized mother-to-be. 'Inconsolable' baby elephant back with mother The baby elephant appears to be in good health and its mother has begun nursing the calf in the wake of her violent initial reaction. How bacteria could help power the future Hydrogen is the cleanest and most abundant fuel there is, but extracting it from water or organic material is currently not a very efficient process. Scientists are therefore studying certain bacteria that exhale hydrogen as part of their normal metabolism. Fans protest shutdown of ?Mad Men? feed Cable network AMC has angered online fans of its critically acclaimed drama "Mad Men" by asking social networking site Twitter to shut down feeds inspired by the show. A new way to avoid bogus Web sites Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now researchers hope new software will make it harder for criminals to hit that jackpot. Printer maker offers to help people print less A leading printer maker wants to help you do less printing. Who is the mystery 'iPhone Girl'? Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity ? and her fate. Cosmic Log: Mars hoax lasts five years Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Does anyone still believe that Mars will look as big as the full moon this week? If so, this one's for you.