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With a cross-country U.S. tour set to start in May, this solar-powered airplane is out to show what can be done with big thinkers, smart technologies, and a little innovation.

March 28, 2013 9:49 PM PDT

The Herschel Space Observatory is about to run out of fuel. But its nearly four-year mission has produced a wealth of new knowledge about our universe.

March 28, 2013 11:33 AM PDT

Developers get a look at mock-up designs for the PlayStation 4 Eye camera and wireless controllers.

March 27, 2013 12:37 PM PDT

The E6 Series Super Komachi bullet trains recently started service in Japan, exciting fans and raising operational speeds toward 200 mph.

March 27, 2013 7:56 AM PDT

Unmanned space capsule splashes down safely after delivering supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.

March 26, 2013 11:27 AM PDT

The oversize aircraft with a unique "fold away" nose has helped move NASA's aerospace components for decades.

March 22, 2013 4:20 PM PDT

Astronomers say they have compiled the most precise sky map ever, shedding new light on the first moments of the universe.

March 21, 2013 11:51 AM PDT

The Starks and Lannisters -- and their creator -- get together on the red carpet at a special screening in San Francisco for the start of season 3.

March 21, 2013 10:49 AM PDT

Smartwatches are back in style. Expected products from Apple and Samsung promise to further reinvigorate this genre of electronics that has been rife with failure.

March 20, 2013 12:37 PM PDT

Before NASA's peripatetic space craft, which is soon expected to head into parts unknown, a review of some of the more stunning images sent back since 1977.

March 20, 2013 11:51 AM PDT

A crew funded by Amazon's billionaire founder and CEO recovers significant pieces of the engines that powered the Apollo 11 mission that put the first humans on the moon.

March 20, 2013 10:23 AM PDT

No one knows exactly when the plane will make its first flight, but the buzz is that it could come as early as this summer.

March 20, 2013 4:00 AM PDT

The FBI says it knows who pulled off a $500 million heist of priceless art at Boston's Gardner Museum in 1990 and has put up a Web site displaying the goods.

March 18, 2013 5:09 PM PDT

After more than four centuries, new clues emerge pointing to the origins of Kepler's 1604 supernova.

March 18, 2013 2:01 PM PDT

Circling above the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour, the Hubble Space Telescope has been photographing the heavens for two decades. Here are some of its latest pictorial treasures.

March 16, 2013 4:00 AM PDT

With its Dreamliners grounded after a pair of fires, Boeing has a plan for a comprehensive set of safety improvements to its lithium ion batteries.

March 14, 2013 10:13 PM PDT

At Samsung's Global Unpacked Event in New York, the Korean phone giant officially debuted its highly anticipated Galaxy S4.

March 14, 2013 4:28 PM PDT

The RSS content tracking product will be shuttered on July 1.

March 13, 2013 5:04 PM PDT

A look at some of the best moments from a week filled with big thinkers, big sounds, and big parties.

March 13, 2013 1:25 PM PDT

Bloggers "live-blog" events as they happen, but what's an editorial cartoonist to do? Shannon Wheeler describes his step-by-step process for "live-tooning" the most popular cat in Austin this past weekend.

March 13, 2013 1:08 PM PDT