China space launch debris wrecks villagers' homes: reportDebris from the rocket carrying China's first moon rover plummeted to earth in a village more than a thousand kilometres from the launch site, crashing into two homes, a report said Tuesday.
China to recover ancient shipwreck's treasures: reportsChina is to start removing treasures from its greatest ever marine archaeological discovery, six years after the wreck was raised from the seabed in a giant metal box, reports said Friday.
30 November 2013 14:00
China to launch moon rover on MondayChina will launch its first ever moon rover mission on Monday, state media said, as Beijing embarks on the latest stage in its ambitious space programme.
30 November 2013 12:00
Comet ISON vanishes as it circles the sunComet ISON appears to have flown too close to the surface of the sun Thursday and vanished as it circled the fiery surface, astronomers said.
Satellites to probe Earth's strange shieldEurope next week will launch a trio of hi-tech satellites to explore something that may seem utterly mundane: Earth's magnetic field.
18 November 2013 11:52
NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probeWhat happened to the water on Mars? How did the Red Planet's atmosphere become so thin over time? NASA's MAVEN probe is scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to find out.
16 November 2013 11:32
Scientists study evolution of 'Little Red Riding Hood'"Little Red Riding Hood" may have been heading to her grandmother's house -- but anthropologists wanted to know where she came from and just how her story spread.
14 November 2013 14:25
Indian Mars mission suffers glitch but 'no setback'India's Mars spacecraft suffered a brief engine failure Monday as scientists tried to move it into a higher orbit around Earth, but controllers denied any setback to the ambitious low-cost mission.
Space's 'Ferrari' set to fall to EarthA science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says.
11 November 2013 17:09
Ozone pact helped cool the planet: studyA slowdown in global warming that climate sceptics cite in favour of their cause was partly induced by one of the world's most successful environment treaties, a study said on Sunday.
11 November 2013 12:53
Philippine elite fight ageing with stem cell therapyCynthia Carrion-Norton flits high-heeled around the Philippine capital with energy levels belying her years, thankful for a controversial treatment she highly recommends to fellow sixty-somethings.
Robots to help elderly or paint nails at Tokyo expoPneumatic muscle suits and a walking stick that behaves like a guide dog competed for attention with an industrial robot that can paint fingernails at a huge expo in Tokyo Thursday.
07 November 2013 10:35
Countdown to Mars: Indian mission prepares for blastoffIndia's launches its first mission to Mars on Tuesday, aiming to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet with a programme designed to showcase its low-cost space technology.
05 November 2013 10:31
Breakthrough in hunt for HIV vaccineUS scientists seeking to unravel the mysteries of HIV have made an important breakthrough after capturing the clearest image yet of a protein which allows the deadly virus to attack human immune cells, new research showed Tuesday.
