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Juno Probe To Remain In Current Orbit Around Jupiter

The choice to keep Juno in its present circle will likewise constrain its presentation to Jupiter's radiation. Spending more time farther away from Jupiter ...

SpaceX's ISS supply run lifts off from historic shuttle launchpad

The nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station pad where SpaceX had been launching its Falcon 9 rockets was damaged during the fuelling accident. " Baby ca...

Health Minister dismisses 'idle speculation' on FG leadership bid

One of the two leading contenders to take over as leader of the center-right party said on Sunday that a new leader should be chosen after Kenny's trip to Washi...

Researchers revive weird microbes after freeing them from ancient 'cave crystals'

Like a real life Fortress of Solitude , the surreal Naica mine of Northern Mexico is riddled with crisscrossing translucent spikes dozens of feet in length. ...

Malaysia summons N. Korea envoy as Kim killing row deepens

The cap was set at whichever is lower between 7.5 million tons or US$400 million. Another contributing fact appears to have been the Pyongyang orchestrated as...

Leaked Switch console was stolen, Nintendo reveals

The uploader later said that he has returned the console to Nintendo. A few days ago, the world got an early look at Nintendo's upcoming console-handheld hybr...

What Time & TV Channel Is Daytona 500 Qualifying on Today?

Sunday. By tradition, only the front row is determined during pole qualifying at DIS with the make-up of the starting field for the upcoming Daytona 500 start...

Iraq launches decisive operation to take west Mosul

US-backed forces dislodged Daesh from the east side of Mosul in the first phase of an offensive that concluded last month. Mosul was seized by ISIS in 2014 ,...

SnapChat Is Reportedly Planning To Launch an Android Smartphone

Despite that positive response, Snap admitted in its IPO filing that "The launch of Spectacles. has not generated significant revenue for us" and notes "We expe...

TCS Board Approves Rs 16000 Crore Buyback At Rs 2850 Per Share

The promoters of TCS now hold 73.33 per cent stake in the company. Recently, Cognizant also announced a United States dollars 3.4 billion (Rs 22758 crore) buy...

Gutfeld Recaps Highlights from Pres. Trump's FL Campaign Rally

First Lady Melania Trump, usually a demure and soft-spoken presence at her husband's side, broke with form last Saturday, reciting the Lord's Prayer before is...

First ISIS rocket attack on Israel from N. Sinai

The rockets, launched from northern Sinai, exploded in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council, without injury to people or property, the Israel Defense For...

Google, Bing and UK Government in online piracy crackdown

Google and Microsoft have reportedly agreed to a new code of conduct that is created to prevent piracy of content online. The Conservatives had already vowed ...

Apple reportedly nabs Israeli facial recognition startup

Last year, breaking with its tradition of keeping research topics a secret, Apple came out in the open publishing its first AI research paper that focuses on ad...

DeMarcus Cousins Plans to Ink $200 Million-Plus Extension WIth Kings

Trade rumors have swirled around Cousins for the past couple seasons, but signing a long-term extension with the Kings this summer is the most likely outcome. I...

Face transplant helps Andy Sandness with second chance at life

Then 21 years old, he had been "super, super depressed" when he grabbed a rifle from a closet, put the barrel under his chin and pulled the trigger. Mardini ...

SpaceX successfully launches, lands Falcon 9 rocket

The space agency will begin its live preflight coverage at 8:45 a.m. EST on NASA TV , while the commercial space launch company will live-stream the launch o...

Samsung Galaxy S8 Colors And Pricing Leak, Black, Gold, And Orchid Gray

Sony will be the third battery supplier for the Galaxy S8, the other two being Japan's Murata Manufacturing and Samsung SDI . Samsung Galaxy S8 is one of...

Kraft makes bid for Unilever

Unilever said that Kraft Heinz's bid was valued at roughly $50 a share, for an 18% premium to the target company's closing price Thursday. London-headquart...

SpaceX launches rocket from NASA pad in Florida, completes relanding

SpaceX water tower at NASA's Kennedy Space Center . SpaceX hopes to have its second Florida launchpad, located at the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...

Boko Haram Attacks NAF Helicopter, Injures Officer

In daring attempt, the Boko Haram insurgents attacked an helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, which was on flight from Maiduguri to Gwoza, Borno Stat...

SpaceX makes second attempt from historic Moon launch pad

The complex has a rich past: It was used to launch the Apollo moon missions. Musk said he's honored to use Launch Complex 39A . "It's kind of neat to g...

Historic Cape Canaveral launchpad returns to action with SpaceX

SpaceX could have chose to focus more on Falcon Heavy rocket following the explosion of its Falcon 9 Full Thrust launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air For...

More Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Info Comes from Frankfurt

If you decide to be a Samurai, your primary weapon will be the katana, which you'll use in conjunction with its saya (or scabbard). The expansion will come wi...

Kremlin Orders Russian Media to Tamp Down Positive Coverage of Trump

After four weeks in office, he has yet to finish filling his administration's top posts, and Congress is about to conduct an investigation into his ties to Russ...

Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir passes away

He was 68.Justice Kabir has been ailing for a long time. "India & Bengal have lost a legal luminary", Ms. Banerjee tweeted. A stickler for discipline, procedure...

Engineers design a bulletproof origami shield to protect law enforcement

So the researchers reinforced the fabric and made sure the protypr shield is extremely stiff and protective, while still being easy to fold up. As the video a...

SpaceX Flight Plans Delayed Because of Issues With Rocket

Google Maps view of Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is the same site which served as a launch site for the Apollo 11 mission that first sent humans to the moon. W...

Trump Knew Flynn Misled Pence For Weeks

Trump has repeatedly expressed his admiration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and has made it clear he wants to work with Putin in fighting Isis in Iraq an...

Wildcats look for fourth straight win at Georgia

Georgia threw its best punch at Kentucky, but the Wildcats fought back. The No. 13 Wildcats (22-5, 12-2 SEC) won the game in part by hitting 17 straight free ...

Kraft still hungry for Unilever after rejected offer

If Unilever eventually accepts, it would create the world's most sprawling food company, surpassing the size of Nestlé and bringing hundreds of name brands th...

Journalists Band Together Under #NotTheEnemy After Trump's Disturbing Tweet

Trump kept summoning the spirit of his successful campaign after a month of grinding governance to remind his audience, again, that he won", the media outlet s...

More rain in store after 3 killed in California storms

A storm that forecasters say could potentially be the biggest so far this season in Southern California could unleash monster winds, flash flooding, mud slides ...

This Is Why Toshiba Shares Are Tanking Again on Friday

In 2015, S&P cut its rating of Sharp's credit further into junk about six months after the Japanese display maker sealed a 200 billion yen ($1.76 billion) debt-...

Dellin Betances Loses Arbitration Hearing; Yankees President Rips Into Reliever

Petersburg, Fla., on Friday. Betances seemed to be seeking closer money given the fact that he will be a late-inning option for the Yankees in 2017. The sides...