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Seoul likely to set new date for space rocket launch
South Korea will likely set a new date for the launch of its first space rocket Monday after a Russian-made defective part of the rocket made it impossible to send off the rocket last week, officials...
Oct 29, 2012
SpaceX capsule completes successful first mission
The unmanned SpaceX capsule made a safe splashdown in the Pacific Sunday after successfully delivering its first commercial payload to the International Space Station. The capsule parachuted into th...
U.S. scientists make embryos with ...2 women, 1 man
NEW YORK (AP) ― Scientists in the U.S. have created embryos with genes from one man and two women, using a provocative technique that someday could be used to prevent babies from inheriting certain r...
Oct 28, 2012
Anti-aging compound discovered
Scientists suggests beta-lapachone works as well as diet, exercise for disease prevention
Korea's rocket launch expected in mid-November
Spectators leave an outdoor venue where a series of celebration performances were scheduled to take place near the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Friday. Korea halted its space ...
Naro rocket launch delayed
Oct 26, 2012
Japan mulls manned space capsule by 2017
Artist`s impression of Japanese crew capsule. (UPI) Japan intends to be launching astronauts into space aboard a manned capsule by 2017, officials with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency say. T...
Korea's space rocket launch delayed due to technical glitch
South Korea postponed its launch of a space rocket Friday due to a problem that was detected only hours before its scheduled liftoff. Cho Yul-rae, vice minister of education, science and technology,...
Space rocket ready for lift-off Friday
The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 is scheduled for liftoff at 3:30 p.m. Friday with Koreans hoping it will open a new chapter in the nation’s space technology. The rocket known as the Naro-3 was plac...
Oct 25, 2012
SNU professor finds new role of stem cell protein
Kim V-narry Professor Kim V-narry of Seoul National University is once again in the headlines producing research results published in the online version of the leading biological journal Cell for th...
Nanotechnology can change color of gold
(AP) Gold doesn‘t have to appear gold in color, and in fact a new nanotechnology technique can turn it red or even green, British researchers say. A University of Southampton team has found they ca...
Naro rocket ready for launch on Friday
Korea still needs more work to develop proprietary rockets
Oct 24, 2012
Dogs react to yawning after 7 months
LUND, Sweden (UPI) -- Dogs, like humans, are susceptible to contagious yawning, but it develops gradually and puppies younger than 7 months seem immune, Swedish researchers say. Researchers at Lund ...
Mars canyon star of dramatic cosmic image
(ESA-UPI) A European spacecraft orbiting Mars has captured new images of one of the solar system's most dramatic geological features, scientists say. Valles Marineris on Mars is a chasm 125 miles w...
Korea lags behind in spending for space development
Korea lags far behind other economies such as the U.S., Russia and Japan in space technology investment. The country is also behind China and India, which have made significant investments in the de...
Oct 23, 2012