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The sci-fi TV serial Star Trek captured the imagination of man and when it was made into a movie, the imagnation of everyone went wild with excitement. When coupled with advancements in space exploration and travel to the Moon, people...

Atlantis astronauts are steadily working through the transfer of roughly half a ton of supplies and equipment from inside the shuttle to the International Space Station. Mission specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik are checking their spacesuits ahead of Saturday's...

Norwegian scientists say they've discovered a mutated version of swine flu in two patients who died and another who is severely ill. The mutation "could possibly make the virus more prone to infect deeper in the airways and thus cause...

A northern Kentucky woman in her 30s has died from complications related to swine flu. The Northern Kentucky Health Department says the woman had underlying health conditions prior to her death. The death reported Thursday is the 30th in Kentucky...

Twitter, the social-networking company valued at $1 billion by venture capitalists, said it is generating sales of more than $4 million a year and plans to build on that revenue with advertising. Twitter plans to start the ad business in...

The meeting is likely to give a clarity on the quantum of spectrum available for 3G services and the number of 3G slots that can be allocated across circles. An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by finance minister Pranab...

Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks. With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers....