World Science & Technology News

The existence of the so-called exoplanets -- planets outside our solar system -- was announced at the European Southern Observatory/Center for Astrophysics, University of Porto conference in Porto, Portugal, according to a statement issued by the observatory. The announcement was...

Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine, following more than a year of repairs. The nuclear physicists working on the Large Hadron Collider were...

It is usual for fathers to pace up and down the corridors of the hospital while the mother is in labour – the father chews his fingernails as he waits anxiously to hear the good news. Not so astronauts. Randy...