British scientists begin project to search for life on Mars
British scientists have started an ambitious project aimed at searching for signs of extraterrestrial life on Mars.
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UFO-chasing hacker: Nasa security 'truly shocking'
Accused of "the biggest military hack of all time" Gary McKinnon is, according to the US, the most dangerous hacker in the world.
<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> Why first man on Mars will probably be Chinese
The US will be a hitch-hiker on other nations' space programmes, writes Gwynne Dyer.
Obama: Era of 'monopoly money' over
US President Barack Obama has unveiled a budget that forecast a record deficit of $1.56 trillion (NZ$2.2 trillion) this year.
Flying cars, heated pants: Why can't we buy this stuff?
Jet packs! Motors that run for ever! Centrally heated pants! We've been promised these wonders, and many more, for ages. So what's the hold-up?
Nasa discovers huge ring of ice orbiting Saturn
A giant ring so faint it is all but invisible to conventional light telescopes has been discovered around Saturn.
Moonstruck
At 2.56pm NZT today it will be exactly 40 years since Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Today Barack Obama met him to mark the anniversary.