NASA Mars rover in safe mode; science halted
Science experiments by the NASA Mars rover Curiosity have been put on hold as engineers troubleshoot a problem with its computer. NASA says the ...

SpaceX company fixes Dragon capsule problem
A commercial craft carrying a ton of supplies for the International Space Station ran into thruster trouble shortly after liftoff Friday.

China sets its 5th manned space mission for summer
China will send three astronauts to its orbiting space station this summer in a mission that's part of preparations to establish an even larger ...

Tycoon wants to send married couple on Mars flyby
It's a road trip that could test the best of marriages: Mars. A tycoon announced plans Wednesday to send a middle-aged couple on a privately built ...
NASA Mars rover analyzing powder from drilled rock
The Mars rover Curiosity has successfully transferred a pinch of rock dust to its onboard laboratories for inspection, two weeks after drilling into ...

World's richest men aid 'Green Revolution' center
The research center largely responsible for launching the "green revolution" of the 1960s that dramatically raised crop yields is getting support from ...

S&P lawsuit: Emails suggest concern about ratings
The government's case against Standard & Poor's points to documents that authorities say support their accusations — namely, that S&P intentionally ...

Ride-hailing apps offer new way to get around town
When Hesky Kutscher needed to get across town, he didn't call a taxi. He tapped a smartphone app called Lyft, which allows users to request car rides.
Ahmadinejad unveils Iran's newest fighter jet
Iran on Saturday unveiled its newest combat jet, a domestically manufactured fighter-bomber that military officials claim can evade radar.

SKorea: Satellite working normally, sending data
The first satellite launched from South Korean soil is working normally, officials said Thursday, a day after Seoul achieved its space milestone ...
Ford, Daimler, Nissan to research hydrogen cars
Ford is joining with Daimler and Renault-Nissan to speed development of cars that run on hydrogen, with hopes of bringing a vehicle to market in as ...

Powers of prophesy: Davos looks to the future
Forget the endless debates about the euro or government debts. What does the future hold? The World Economic Forum at Davos is always a showcase for ...

Will smart machines create a world without work?
They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like "I, Robot" and the television show ...

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?
Art Liscano knows he's an endangered species in the job market: He's a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he's driven from house to house, ...

NASA testing vintage engine from Apollo 11 rocket
Like vinyl records and skinny ties, good things eventually come back around. At NASA, that means looking to the Apollo program for ideas on how to ...
Toyota, BMW working on new battery technology
Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are working together on next-generation batteries for green vehicles called "lithium-air" as their collaboration, ...

Is technology a job killer? A few history lessons
To workers being pushed out of jobs by today's technology, history has a message: You're not the first. From textile machines to the horseless ...

AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries ...

What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery
As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back.

NASA's older Mars rover notches another milestone
Opportunity, NASA's other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it's easy to forget it's still alive. Some 5,000 miles away from ...
Aviation technology advances, FAA tries to keep up
After two separate and serious battery problems aboard Boeing 787s, it wasn't U.S. authorities who acted first to ground the plane. It was Japanese ...

Overcharging batteries eyed in Boeing 787 mishaps
It's likely that burning lithium ion batteries on two Boeing 787 Dreamliners were caused by overcharging, aviation safety and battery experts said ...

Boeing plans to carry on with 787 production
Boeing plans to keep building its flagship jetliner while engineers try to solve battery problems that have grounded most of the 787 fleet. It's not ...

NASA, Europeans uniting to send spaceship to moon
NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth's orbit. Europe will provide the propulsion and power compartment for ...