The astronauts aboard the linked space shuttle and space station are nearly finished packing up a moving van for return to Earth in a few days. The Italian-built van — essentially a giant cylinder — flew up aboard Discovery with seven tons of space station supplies and equipment. It will come back filled with a [...]
Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users more control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages. Beginning Wednesday, the networking Web site is taking the rare step of requiring its more than 350 million users to review and update their privacy settings. The new controls are designed to simplify [...]
Two U.S. astronauts have finished a 6 1/2 hour spacewalk to install a Global Positioning Satellite antenna on the Japanese Kibo laboratory in efforts to complete the International Space Station, NASA said Sunday. Astronauts Steve Swanson and Joseph Acaba finished the mission’s second spacewalk late on Thursday, placing a second GPS antenna on the Kibo [...]
France and Britain will sign Tuesday a treaty that will see the two countries test the safety of their nuclear arsenals in a joint facility in France, the French presidency announced. A nuclear simulation centre will be built at Valduc in eastern France, about 45 kilometres (30 miles) northwest of the city of Dijon, and [...]
Who would guess that the man who plays clumsy, foolish Mr Bean could have such a gorgeous child? Certainly not us! The 16-year-old took to the red carpet with her dad, Rowan Atkinson, and mum, Sunetra, for the London premiere of Rowan’s new movie, Johnny English Reborn in London recently. . . Hot News ! [...]
The Samsung UN46C6500 45.9″ LED HDTV hosts nearly all of the hot new technology that will soon become standard. This LED screen features a 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, creating one of the most vivid television screens ever possible. Thanks to the 120Hz screen refresh rate, even the fastest and most hectic action scenes or sports [...]
