India probe lands on moonmore similar news »
A TV-size probe adorned with a painting of the Indian flag successfully rammed into the moon Friday evening as part of the country's first unmanned lunar mission, Indian space officials said.
Californians take part in massive quake drillmore similar news »
Millions of people in southern California are expected to drop to the ground, huddle under tables, and hold on for about one minute Thursday in what is billed as the largest earthquake drill in history.
Soldier finds his voice blogging from Iraqmore similar news »
When U.S. Army machine gunner Colby Buzzell began blogging about his combat experiences from a military base in Iraq, he wasn't looking for attention. But in the first major war of the Internet age, his visceral, first-hand accounts became a bracing antidote to bloodless news reports.
Court sides with Navy in sonar-whales casemore similar news »
The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted sanctions placed on the Navy over its underwater sonar testing, a setback for environmental groups that claimed the warfare technology was harming whales and other marine mammals.
Coating helps solar panels absorb more lightmore similar news »
Researchers have developed a new anti-reflective coating that boosts the efficiency of solar panels and allows sunlight to be absorbed from almost any angle. It could transform the growing solar-energy market.
NASA: Mars lander silent, mission overmore similar news »
A dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Lander's mission to an end, NASA announced Monday. Mission controllers last heard from the vehicle on November 2.
Obama launches Web site to reach publicmore similar news »
Barack Obama had a formidable online presence during his quest for the White House, and he is once again turning to the Internet to communicate with the American public as president-elect. Within 24 hours of last week's historic vote, his transition team rolled out a new Web site.
