Shaken or stirred: robotic bartender serves up cocktails for Prague clubbers
For revelers at one Prague megaclub, gone are the days of being squashed at the bar waiting to get a watered-down cocktail....
Gulp! Jurassic mammal was the first one able to eat politely
A shrew-like primitive mammal that inhabited China 165 million years ago represents a milestone in mammalian evolution, scientists said on Thursday, boasting a key anatomical...
Explainer: NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars
Unlike the Apollo program that put astronauts on the moon 50 years ago, NASA is gearing up for a long term presence on Earth’s satellite...
India to launch second lunar mission on July 22 after delay
India’s space agency said on Thursday it would launch the country’s second lunar mission on July 22, after the original launch was called off due...
‘The Dish’ still beaming signals from Australia 50 years after moon walk
It’s known as “The Dish” and it soars above a nondescript paddock in rural Australia. Without it, hundreds of millions of people would never have...
‘Artificial snow’ could save stricken Antarctic ice sheet – study
Governments could stop the West Antarctic ice sheet from sliding into the ocean and submerging coastal cities by launching a last-ditch engineering project to blanket...
Apollo moon rocks shed new light on Earth’s volcanoes
Fifty years after humans first set foot on the moon, scientists believe rock samples collected by Apollo astronauts could help predict volcanic eruptions on Earth...
Apollo 11’s astronauts snapped photos for science. Then came MTV
The Apollo 11 astronauts who made mankind’s first visit to the moon 50 years ago were trained in how to take pictures for science. Back...
Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls ‘magnificent desolation’
Fifty years after their history-making voyage to the moon, Buzz Aldrin recalls the first moments of the Apollo 11 launch being so smooth that he...
Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad where first humans lifted off for the moon
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned to the launch pad Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida where he flew to the moon 50...
