Discover how Google Sky, Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope, and dedicated software such as Starry Night or Stellarium allows you to explore the stars and view the planets in stunning detail without even touching a telescope

Hubble and Herschel aren't the only star gazers in the universe. New born stars have been sighted at the centre of our own galaxy with the help of NASA's six year-old infrared telescope, the Spitzer

Scientists have used the aptly named 'Very Large Telescope' in Chile to get one of the clearest views ever taken of the Arches Cluster, a cluster of young stars that teaches us much about our own Milky Way.

Incredible images and places to explore the stars of the night sky, photo albums of nebulae, galaxies, and breathtaking maps of the universe

If you're shopping for a new LCD or plasma TV you'll soon start noticing those familiar energy star stickers on flat screens.

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The U.S. Army plans to spend $50 million on developing video games over the next six years for training soldiers.

MySpace website, home to garage bands, pop stars and countless randy teenagers some of who may be too young to understand the value of money, have partnered with the banking giant Citigroup

Online project Galaxy Zoo, which uses volunteers over the internet to help spot new astronomical findings, has discovered a rare group of galaxies called the 'Green Peas'.

For every way that the web has improved life, it has also made things more complicated, frustrating and dangerous..

We caught up with Karl Urban, who plays 'Bones' in the new Star Trek film. Karl gives us his thoughts on possible Trek sequels, being typecast, his favourite gadgets and the answer to those elusive Tron 2.0 rumours.

Could a new wave of cheaper ultra-portables make you reconsider the cheap-as-chips netbook?

High-profile short films from around the world are now getting made on DSLR cameras, thanks to rapidly improving sensors and prices. Judge for yourself, with these five videos made with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

We take a look at how Europe has used recent advancements in telescope technology to create its own super telescope, and learned a few tricks from the American based Hubble.

Hot on the toes of Panasonic, Sony has just released their new Bravia HD TV range including a 5-star energy efficient WE5 series and the 200Hz MotionFlow Z5500 series.

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

Scientists will soon have access to a giant supercomputer network.

Like a digital Swiss Army knife, these are the Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

Heard all the fuss about augmented reality? Find out everything you need to know here

Linux distributor Red Hat has released its latest beta of its free Linux OS Fedora with new security, desktop and developer features.