| Venus Williams' dresses making 'fireworks' at US open Tennis star Venus Williams, infamous for her dressing sense, appeared in a red sequined tennis dress that resembles New York fireworks in her match against Shahar Peer at the U.S.... | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab root protection broken before release Sera-Apps , a German group of Android developers, have not only managed to get their hands on a prototype of the Samsung Galaxy Tab a month before the device goes on sale, but... |
| Murray, Isner Out at U.S. Open; Venus Advances (AP) Britain's Andy Murray was bundled out of the U.S. Open in the third round Sunday, losing 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3 to No. 25 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland. Murray alone bears the burden... |
| Wanna scan the universe? Just open Windows BANGALORE: Global software major Microsoft has designed a computer programme that allows you to scan the universe and zoom into outer space through its Windows. “We have designed a virtual... |
| Swarming spacecraft to self-destruct for greater good However, should one spacecraft in such a swarm begin to fail and risk a calamitous collision with another, it must sense its end is nigh and put itself on a course that takes it forever away from the... |
| Earth From Space: Giant Iceberg Enters Nares Strait ESA's Envisat satellite has been tracking the progression of the giant iceberg that calved from Greenland's Petermann glacier on 4 August 2010. This animation shows that the iceberg, the largest in... |
| Next Mars Rover Stretches Robotic Arm Spacecraft technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., conduct a test of the robotic arm on Mars rover Curiosity. Image credit:... |
| Technical glitch grounds homemade Danish rocket The first launch attempt of a homemade rocket built by two Danes failed on Sunday because of a technical glitch, according to Danish media. Live footage of the launch off the Baltic island of... |
| ATHLETE Rover Steps Up To Long Desert Trek The ATHLETE rover, currently under development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is in the Arizona desert this month to participate in NASA's Research and Technology Studies,... |
| China Launches Satellite Sinosat-6 For TV, Radio Live Broadcast China launches the "SinoSat-6" satellite for radio and television live broadcast from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sept. 5, 2010. Photo courtesy... |
| MESSENGER Team Completes Two-Week Orbital Flight Test The MESSENGER team has just wrapped up a two-week flight test to ensure that the Mercury-bound spacecraft is ready for orbital operations. On March 18, 2011, MESSENGER will become the first... |
| Data From Chandrayaan Moon Mission To Go Public Indian space scientists are currently reviewing the voluminous data, including about 70,000 images relayed to DSN by the 10 scientific instruments Chandrayaan carried to the lunar orbit, about 100 km... |
| NASA readies probe for up-close study of sun's corona NASA said it is developing a car-sized satellite that by "no later than 2018" will plunge into the sun's outer atmosphere for an up-close study of its super-hot corona, solar wind and lethal... |
| Water Mission Reveals Insight Into Amazon Plume The image, derived from SMOS data in July 2010, clearly shows the plume of fresh Amazon River water as it enters the Atlantic Ocean. Credits: I. Corbella, UPC / Google... |
| Missing Piece Inspires New Look At Mars Puzzle In this artist's concept illustration, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander begins to shut down operations as winter sets in. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Calech/University of... |
| Mars life may have been missed years ago New analysis of data sent from Mars 34 years ago showing there was no organic material on the planet suggests maybe there was after all, U.S. scientists say. Researchers say the result from... |
| ISRO To Conduct Key Test For GSLV Mk III Rocket Next Week After a failed test six months ago, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be making a fresh attempt next week to conduct long-duration static test of a crucial liquid core stage for a new... |
| Chemical basis for first life theorized The start of life on Earth presents a paradox, scientists say: How did amino acids arise before there were biological catalysts needed to build them? It's a chicken-and-the-egg puzzle: How could the... |
| Venus and Clijsters in last eight NEW YORK: American third seed Venus Williams advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open yesterday by defeating Israeli 16th seed Shahar Peer 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. Defending champion Kim Clijsters and... |
| NASA contractors learn to diversify in wake of program cuts For Randy Parker, the recent decision by the federal government to end the shuttle program at NASA is having more than just a ripple effect. It’s changing the way his company does business. ... |
| As a Hurricane, Earl Looked Like 'Magnificent Chaos' From Space The former Hurricane Earl put on a striking weather display for astronauts on the International Space Station, impressing the crew with its strength even as it weakened to a tropical storm. ... |
| Venus Williams has no court Peer Israel ’s Shahar Peer was denied a visa to play in the United Arab Emirates last year, Venus Williams spoke out on her behalf - because she felt it was the right thing to do under those... |
| Blowout preventer on its way to NASA facility ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship. ... |
| Venus wins but never finds comfort at US Open Kim Clijsters of Belgium celebrates after winning a game against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy... |
| Venus Williams reaches 10th US Open quarterfinal Venus Williams beat Israel's Shahar Peer 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 10th time on Sunday.The No. 3-seeded Williams came through a test that was tougher than expected... |
| Herschel Finds Water Around a Carbon Star Herschel image of the carbon star CW Leonis. The arc visible to the left of the star is a bow shock, where the stellar wind encounters the interstellar medium. Water vapor has been discovered near... |
| Clijsters, Schiavone, Venus Williams reach U.S. Open quarter-finals NEW YORK — Reigning champion Kim Clijsters rolled into the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Sunday while third seed Venus Williams booked a date with French Open champion Francesca Schiavone to decide a... |
| N.Z. Quake Cut New Fault Line in Earth's Surface (AP) The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new fault line in the Earth's surface, a geologist... |
| Nadal, Clijsters, Venus advance while Murray out at US Open Top seed Rafael Nadal advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open, while Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters moved into the quarterfinals in the women's singles on Sunday. Fourth seeded Andy Murray... |
| Peer matches Venus' serve, but can't net win Shahar Peer fought valiantly against third-seeded Venus Williams yesterday in their U.S. Open fourth-round match, but ultimately came up short against the superstar for the sixth time in her career.... |
| New Zealand earthquake 'has ripped new 11-mile faultline into the Earth' The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new fault line in the Earth's surface, a geologist has... |
| Age Is No Barrier For Venus At The U.S. Open Venus Williams is still feeling young despite her senior status on the women's tour. Williams booked a quarter-final meeting with the only other 30-year-old left in the Open draw, Italy's Francesca... |
| Step On The Scales: Weighing Up Planet Earth… Saturn -like planet.“We also have good reasons to believe that two other planets are present,” says Lovis. One would be a Saturn-like planet (with a minimum mass of... |
| The Origin of Exoplanets A new paper from Helmut Abt of Kitt Peak National Observatory, looks at these characteristics and determines that, from our current sampling of... |
| Clijsters, Schiavone, Venus reach US Open last eight NEW YORK (AFP) – Reigning champion Kim Clijsters rolled into the US Open quarter-finals on Sunday while third seed Venus Williams booked a date with French Open champion Francesca Schiavone to... |
| Clijsters, Venus reach Open quarters Reigning champion Kim Clijsters has rolled into the US Open quarter-finals, while third seed Venus Williams booked a date with French Open champion Francesca Schiavone to decide a semi-final spot. ... |
| Tennis: Venus, Clijsters advance Kim Clijsters put a quick end to Ana Ivanovic's run at the US Open, winning her 18th straight match at Flushing Meadows with a 6-2, 6-1 wipeout of the former No. 1 in their fourth-round match today. ... |
| Clijsters, Venus off to quarters at U.S. Open Venus Williams struggled with her serve. She kept tugging at her dress. Every bit as big a nuisance was her opponent, Shahar Peer. On a Sunday afternoon in which No. 2 Kim Clijsters cruised to her... |
