Houston Science & Technology News

Nasa to bomb Moon to find water. This mission is nicknamed as Nasa LCROSS Impact or Nasa LCROSS Moon Bombing and this mission will confirm Chandrayaan- 1's discovery of water on Moon. A 2305 kilograms of Nasa spacecraft named as...

Light from a star that exploded 13 billion years ago has been detected, becoming the most distant object in the universe ever observed. The light from the distant explosion, called a gamma-ray burst, first reached Earth on April 23 and...

Three Houston men who worked at a Heights-area vehicle inspection station that issued a sticker to a bus involved in a fatal bus crash have been charged passing vehicles without examining them. Cesar Hernandez, 27; Ernesto Bastard, 19; and Miguel...

Scientists consulted on the project suggest that they knew results would be underwhelming and invisible...In simulations before Friday's impact, he projected that debris would be sent flying at 30 degrees, instead of the suggested 45... making it less likely to...

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center are getting a $5.2 million grant to look into the potential age-defying effects of rapamycin. “This could be groundbreaking in treating aging and age-related diseases,” said Arlan Richardson, director of the...

Sunny skies and mild temperatures are forecast throughout the week and into the weekend as a dome of dry air has settled above the region. Temperatures each day are expected to be near normal and no rain is forecast this...

Researchers in Texas say the next weapon in the fight against illegal drugs could be a vaccine. The vaccine, aimed at stimulating the immune system to reduce the highs from cocaine, was developed by a psychiatry professor at Baylor College...

Mostly cloudy skies were expected in Dallas-Fort Worth with a high near 79 degrees...Otherwise, skies should be partly sunny with a high near 81 degrees...Sunny conditions were expected in the Rio Grande Valley with a high near 86. Breezy conditions...