SpaceX set for first NASA-contracted supply mission
US firm SpaceX aims for its next big launch into orbit Sunday -- the first of 12 flights in its $1.6 billion contract with NASA to bring supplies to and from the international space station.
Japan mini-satellite to flash code from space
A palm-sized Japanese satellite in orbit around Earth will flash a Morse code message that will be visible around the world from next month.
Architect invents airship to battle smog in Almaty
Architect Leila Rakhimzhanova has suggested a simple and inexpensive method of cleaning Almaty from smog.
Kazakhstan will wait for cheaper alternative energy
Timur Kulibayev suggested to wait until wind and solar energy generation becomes cheaper.
Most scientific paper retractions due to misconduct: study
When a biomedical study is retracted, most of the time it is because of misconduct rather than error, a report published Monday said.
New Zealand team edges closer to allergy-free milk
A team of New Zealand scientists claimed to be a step closer to producing allergy-free milk Tuesday, using a genetically-modified cow for their medical breakthrough.
Soyuz Atameken suggests to identify Kazakhstan's drought-hit lands from space
Kazakhstan Farmers Union evaluates that 1.5 million hectares of land have been hit by drought in our country: Soyuz Atameken chairman.
Mars rover finds gravel left by 'vigorous' stream
NASA's Mars rover has discovered gravel once carried by the waters of an ancient stream that "ran vigorously" through the area.
Data that lives forever is possible: Japan's Hitachi
As Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones prove, good music lasts a long time; now Japanese hi-tech giant Hitachi says it can last even longer -- a few hundred million years at least.