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.
06 September 2012
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.
06 September 2012
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.
05 September 2012
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.
Mexico wastewater project uncovers Ice Age bones Workers have discovered hundreds of bones belonging to Ice Age animals, including mammoths, mastodons and glyptodons, while digging to build a wastewater treatment plant north of Mexico City.
Search for alien life gets boost at twin star The universe is looking increasingly crowded as scientists Tuesday announced the first proof twin stars can host multiple planets -- boosting their search for a planet that could support life.
30 August 2012
Planet pop: NASA beams first song from Mars NASA transmitted the first song to be broadcast from Mars on Tuesday, by Grammy-winning US musician will.i.am, as part of efforts to inspire young people to get interested in science.