NASA astronomers say the about-to-lift-off Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) could result in "ten school buses" worth of debris when its payload hits the moon surface

See the trailer for one of this year's promising science fiction movies, Moon, which takes cues from Odyssey 2001 and Solaris

Attention all wannabe-spies, your computer code can now be set for self-destruction..

NASA has released digitally restored broadcast footage of the Apollo 11 moonwalk but the one-inch telemetry tapes recorded at tracking stations in Australia and the U.S. remain lost

After an epic voyage in space, the Ulysses probe is about to undergo a new phase in its silent journey when its transmitters go dark

Whet your appetite for next week's documentary about exo-planets with this video voyage through the universe

AMD is opening the champers after its six-core AMD Opteron processor based system was named as the world's most powerful supercomputer.

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Is Stephen Sinofsky the right man to be in charge of Windows at Microsoft? Also: remembering the Atari, photos of Blizzard's fascinating HQ

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A Sony Ericsson designer has confirmed that the company is working on a second installment to its Pureness simple phone brand, and it could get even simpler

A series of key Microsoft patents are reportedly on the verge of being sold to an open-source advocacy group..

Why some argue Bill Gates effectively "saved" Apple on this day in 1997. Also: the official Windows 7 upgrade chart, win a Canon EOS 500D

A permanent internet connection in space is gradually turning into a reality after the first node was connected to the International Space Station (ISS)

Honeywell has released the specifications for the network gear that will be stuck under the bonnet of the coming Orion lunar program

Taking a page out of the popular science fiction series, scientists have managed to turn aluminium into a new transparent form of matter, after it was placed under extreme ultraviolent radiation.

We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

From flying cars to hoverboards, and AI to lasers, we delve into 10 technologies from a list of iconic films and find out just how close we are to making each a reality

Google Earth's done the skies, the oceans and the red planet and now for the 40th anniversary of the lunar landings, it's added the Moon