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Intergalactic GPS Will Guide You through the Stars

Mar 12, 2015 (SPX)

Lost in the Universe? Need some precise navigation through the bulk of stars in the night sky? Don't worry, there will be an instrument for that - the Multi-Obj...

Planetary Society Announces Test Flight for Privately Funded LightSail Spacecraft

Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)

The Planetary Society has announced the first of its LightSail spacecraft will embark on a May 2015 test flight. Funded entirely by private citizens, the solar ...

Space soprano plans first duet from ISS

Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)

British singer Sarah Brightman said Tuesday she was working with ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber to perform in space after paying $52-million (48 million euros) ...

Orion's Launch Abort System Motor Exceeds Expectations

Mar 09, 2015 (SPX)

Three seconds. That's all it took for the attitude control motor of NASA's Orion Launch Abort System (LAS) to prove that its material can survive not only the i...

Dubai to build 'Museum of the Future'

Mar 04, 2015 (AFP)

Dubai on Wednesday announced plans to build an oval ring-shaped "Museum of the Future" to showcase innovation and solutions to challenges facing cities of the c...

Cheap yen, fading Fukushima fears lure Japan tourists

Mar 04, 2015 (AFP)

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that smashed into Japan laid waste to the country's tourism industry, leaving a coastline in ruins, killing thousands and sparki...

Diamantino Sforza - Gentleman Farmer of Prince George's County

Mar 02, 2015 (SPX)

Diamantino Sforza is a gentleman farmer in the Italian tradition, competing with his 85-year-old father for the first tomato, the first cucumber and the first p...

Old-economy sectors are now tech, too: US study

Mar 02, 2015 (AFP)

Forget about old economy and new economy. Everything is now part of the tech economy, a prominent US research panel said Monday. New technologies ranging from c...

Water pools in US astronaut's helmet after spacewalk

Feb 25, 2015 (AFP)

An American astronaut found water pooling inside his helmet after he finished a six-plus hour spacewalk on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the safety of N...

Korean tech start-ups offer life beyond Samsung

Feb 23, 2015 (AFP)

As an engineering major at Seoul's Yonsei University, Yoon Ja-Young was perfectly poised to follow the secure, lucrative and socially prized career path long-fa...

Fast visas and dim sum: Spain seeks to attract Chinese tourists

Feb 22, 2015 (AFP)

Spanish five-star hotels are serving up white rice for breakfast as Spain offers quicker visas and seeks more direct flights from China to tap into the surging ...

Sensors Detect Icing Conditions to Help Protect Airplanes

Feb 20, 2015 (SPX)

When ice accumulates on the surface of an aircraft during flight, it distorts the smooth flow of air necessary to stay aloft. The result is a reduction in lift,...

Boeing's Space Efforts to Be Managed by Newly Created Organization

Feb 19, 2015 (SPX)

Boeing has announced the creation of BDS Development, an organization within its Defense, Space and Security (BDS) unit, which will centralize its defense and s...

The ISS Menu: Mayo, Espressos, Booze? Cosmonauts Reveal Their Secrets

Feb 18, 2015 (Sputnik)

It gets lonely in space if you're a foodie. However, some cosmonauts and astronauts found ways to deal with the problem by bringing their own, or turning to Ear...

Industry: Risk aversion costs more than 'fast failure'

Feb 13, 2015 (UPI)

Representatives from some the nation's largest defense firms agreed a culture of risk aversion at the Pentagon is costing the American taxpayer more than "fast ...

London workshop teaches nuts and bolts behind tech

Feb 13, 2015 (AFP)

For children who have become increasingly savvy consumers of sophisticated technology, a London workshop is offering something different -- a chance to get back...

45th Space Wing, SpaceX sign first-ever landing pad agreement at the Cape

Feb 12, 2015 (AFNS)

Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno, commander, 45th Space Wing, recently signed a five-year leasing agreement with SpaceX that will allow for the creation of the first-eve...

Russian research team explores vision complications for astronauts

Feb 12, 2015 (SPX)

An international partnership between Florida State University and a team from the Russian Academy of Sciences has found that space travel may severely impair th...

Critical NASA Science Returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

Feb 12, 2015 (SPX)

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700...

Generation Z: Born in the digital age

Feb 11, 2015 (AFP)

Facebook? Of course. Books? Definitely not. Video games? For sure. Sport? No way. Speed? Yes. Patience? Not so much. This, in a nutshell, is the life of the "Ge...