Science-&-Innovation
NASA unveils new spacesuits for human lunar landing
Washington, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The U.S. space agency NASA unveiled on Tuesday the next-generation spacesuits to be used in its Artemis program that will send the first woman and next man to the Lunar South Pole by 2024.
S.Korea aims to commercialize autonomous driving car by 2027
Seoul, Oct 15 (Xinhua/UNB) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that his country aimed to commercialize autonomous driving cars by 2027 and expand the sales proportion of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles to a third of the total by 2030.
Planned new rocket carries hope for China's manned lunar landing program
Beijing, Oct 15 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Space engineers have made a key step in designing a new generation launch vehicle that could help start China's manned lunar exploration program, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
Top Aussie scientists team with takeaway giant to make meat-free burgers
Canberra, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Australia's national science agency has teamed up with a fast food restaurant to develop a plant-based alternative to beef hamburgers.
Google rolls out updated privacy tools for YouTube, Maps
San Francisco, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — Google is rolling out more tools for users to control their privacy settings.
Jolting discovery: Powerful new electric eel found
Washington, Sept 12 (AP/UNB) — Researchers report two newly discovered species of electric eels in South America, one of which can deliver a bigger jolt than any other known animal.
Russian capsule carrying robot docks at space station
Moscow, Aug 27 (AP/UNB) — A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has successfully docked at the International Space Station after a failed attempt last week.
Scientists in Italy fertilize 7 northern white rhino eggs
Cremona, Aug 26 (AP/UNB) — Eggs removed from the last two female northern white rhinos have been fertilized with sperm from the now-dead last male, but it will be about 10 days before it's known whether the eggs have become embryos, an Italian assisted-breeding company said Monday.
Russian capsule carrying robot fails space station docking
Moscow, Aug 24 (AP/UNB) — A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station.
Spacewalking astronauts add parking spot to space station
Cape Canaveral, Aug 22 (AP/UNB) — Spacewalking astronauts added another parking spot to the International Space Station on Wednesday.