Google sent snowmobiles rigged with cameras into Canadian mountains so folks snug and warm at home will get views of slopes at the Winter Olympic Games kicking off on Friday. “You can also get the most up-to-date medal counts, event results and schedules by doing a simple Google search,” Google Canada head Jonathan Lister said [...]
The US government is testing a new technology in China that could soon give the country’s 300 million web users another way to access information blocked by the Chinese government’s filters. The technology would pose yet another challenge to Beijing, which has been struggling to keep improper and violent materials, including pornography, away from its [...]
Two Russian nationals are on board the Greek and Norwegian vessels seized by pirates off Somalia, the Greek Mercantile Marine Ministry and Norwegian Shipowners’ Association said on Thursday. The Nipayia vessel was captured by the pirates about 720 kilometers off Somalia on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Greek Mercantile Marine Ministry said the crew comprised [...]
Astronomers discovered the system of so-called canals on the surface of the red planet. Percival Lowell, a well-known astronomer, set out a version of their artificial origin in his book. The mystery of life on Mars has become one of the most talked-about subjects in the field of space exploration since then. “The War of [...]
Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Sunday morning after a successful mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.(24.may) Weather conditions forced flight controllers to pass up the shuttle’s first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said. Thunderstorms had prevented the Atlantis from returning to [...]
India has successfully tested the latest land attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile at a firing range in Pokhran, a spokesman for Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Limited said Sunday. The spokesman said that the missile had successfully hit its designated target. . . Hot News ! To receive NEWS as well as [...]
