"Sen. Barack Obama is expected to visit several world leaders over the next few weeks. Obama’s trip, which includes visits to Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, is intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials before U.S. voters. “This is...
The rich father... the child? Be rich also.. "London (ANTARA News) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., was overtaken by his son James for the first time in a ranking of the most powerful figures in...
The Canadian Space Agency is developing a satellite for tracking earth-bound asteroids. Remote though the risk is, they believe that $12 million is a reasonable price for peace of global mind. However, Morgan Freeman...
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"The German space agency DLR said modelling showed there must be more than 1,000 such objects more than 100 metres wide, but only nine have been discovered so far.It spoke as the centenary approaches of the June 30, 1908 Tunguska Event.The DLR said its interpretation of that...
Starting today, Canadians can dial GOOG-411 and be instantly delighted by the wonderment of Google. Maps, phone numbers, directions and more are now accessible via Google's voice recognition software--thus no pesky...
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Pool parties organized online and held in strangers' pools. ... Whoah. I've used Google Earth to find optimal parking spots downtown (just look for bikes in the aerial photos), but this is next-level.As a teen, I'd...
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And people think that science isn't fun. Read on to learn more about the afterglow of the big bang, the mottled appearance of the universe, and what it all means."Colossal structures larger than the visible...
Satellite images show deforestation in Papua New Guinea is occurring much faster than researchers once thought. Even conservation areas aren't safe, according to new research."The forests of Papua New Guinea are...
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"Beijing (ANTARA News) - China launched a weather satellite Tuesday designed to improve the accuracy of forecasts during the Beijing Olympic Games this August, state press said.The Fengyun-3 was launched from the Taiyuan satellite launching centre in northern China's Shanxi...
"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The National Aeronautics and Outer Space Institute (LAPAN) successfully launched a rocket embodying the last phase of a process to develop a rocket to put a satellite in orbit from Pameungpeuk, West Java, early last Monday, the institute said.Dubbed...
China would not confirm or deny the existence of a new undergroundnuclear submarine base off the southern island of Hainan, Reutersreported. Analysts from Jane's Information Group said a satellitephotograph showed the facility's existence, and that such a base wouldbe key to...
"OTTAWA, May 2 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers are working on a tiny satellite that will alert the world to the potential of asteroid strikes."This is the first space-based asteroid-searching telescope," said Alan...
Hyderabad Monday: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) created a record today at 10.00 a.m. Local time by successfully launching a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9 with ten satellites of...