Astronomers have spotted NGC 6872, the largest known spiral galaxy, by accident. A team was looking through data from the…
Astronomers have spotted Mingus, the most distant supernova ever seen. Mingus was described at the 221st American Astronomical Society meeting…
A UK-based report has found that as much as half of the world's food, amounting to two billion tonnes worth,…
Apophis, a 300m-wide asteroid, is making a close pass to the Earth. Apophis - named after the Egyptian demon of…
Sony has unveiled Xperia Z, a new smartphone that can be used in the shower or bath without the risk…
Astronomers say that one in six stars host an Earth-sized planet in a close orbit - suggesting a total of…
Nvidia has announced plans to produce its own hand-held video-games console, Project Shield. Nvidia Project Shield is Android-based and marries…
British researchers have reported that totally blind mice have had their sight restored by injections of light-sensing cells into the…
“Bicholim Conflict” was voted a “good article” - a Wikipedia badge of honor - and sat happily on the online…
NASA's Curiosity rover is very close to drilling into its first Martian rock, with the set-up operation likely to begin…