NASA spacecraft breaks record for coming closest to Sun
TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which launched earlier this year, has set a new record for…
6 years ago
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China, France launch satellite to study climate change
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The first Franco-Chinese satellite was launched into orbit on Monday to study ocean surface winds and…
6 years ago
Twitter surges on profit, revenue growth
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Twitter shares flew higher Thursday after the social network reported…
6 years ago
Mars likely to have enough oxygen to support life: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Salty water just below the surface of Mars could hold…
6 years ago
Japan orders Facebook to improve data protection
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Japanese government on Monday ordered Facebook to improve protection of users' personal information following data…
6 years ago
Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System
by Laurence COUSTAL Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Is Mercury's core liquid or solid, and why -- on…
6 years ago
Postman, shopper, builder: In Japan, there’s a robot for that
by Karyn NISHIMURA-POUPEE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Forget the flashy humanoids with their gymnastics skills: at the…
6 years ago
Facebook launches ‘war room’ to combat manipulation
by Julie CHARPENTRAT Agence France-Presse MENLO PARK, United States (AFP) -- In Facebook's "War Room," a nondescript space adorned with…
6 years ago
Japan space tourist says moon training ‘shouldn’t be too hard’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Billionaire Japanese tycoon and future space tourist Yusaku Maezawa's training to go the moon should not…
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Trouble for Hubble: gyro fails on space telescope
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Hubble space telescope, which has been in orbit since 1990, has temporarily suspended operations…
6 years ago
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