NASA's Mars rover parked to test robotic arm
NASA's Curiosity rover has temporarily halted its journey across the surface of Mars as it tests the tools on its robotic arm.
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy secured record shipment of 8.5m tons of grain
Representatives of involved companies and authorities discussed arrangement of transportation of Kazakhstan's new grain.
Apple in talks for free Internet radio: report
US technology giant Apple is in talks to license music for broadcast on a custom online radio service modeled after Pandora.
Ancient star retains oddly youthful glow
Scientists using a high-powered telescope in Chile have discovered an ancient star that seems oddly impervious to aging.
ISS crew complete space station repair
Two International Space Station crew members on Wednesday successfully completed a spacewalk to install a new power switching unit.
Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5
Google and Microsoft have introduced new champions in the fiercely competitive smartphone arena a week ahead of what is likely to be the hotly-anticipated debut of a next-generation iPhone by Apple.
NASA's Voyager 'dancing on edge' of solar system
NASA's Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is nearing the edge of the solar system and may already be "dancing on the edge" of outer space, the scientists behind the project said Tuesday.
Apple event invites hint at iPhone 5 debut
Apple on Tuesday invited members of the media to a September 12 event in San Francisco for what is expected to be the debut of a new-generation iPhone.
Altynkol-Khorgos railroad border entry point to open by end of 2012
The period of completion of works on the entry point was discussed at the meeting of Kazakhstan-Chinese Cooperation Commission.