The European Space Agency and NASA are undertaking a joint venture to launch a spacecraft that will get closer to the sun than any craft ever has before.
Amir Khan
Apr 27, 2012
After Chinese researcher named Loktar_Sun discovered a method that allows unlocking any model of the iPhone on any baseband with the help of the Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM) by Sam Bingner, iPhone Dev Team also joined the party by releasing RedSn0w 0.9.10b8, an updated version of the jailbreak utility, allowing users of the SAM unlock tool to back up their activation tickets for safekeeping.
Kukil Bora
Apr 23, 2012
Astronomers have long known about the superwinds and space sandstorms that herald the deaths of stars, but until now, have been at a loss to explain how they happen.
Roxanne Palmer
Apr 12, 2012
Raymond Kwok, the billionaire co-chairman of Hong Kong property company Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd , said he and his brother Thomas did nothing wrong, in their first public appearance since being arrested last week on suspicion of corruption.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 03, 2012
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd's chief executive said on Tuesday the Chinese solar company expects to return to profit, along with the entire industry, in the fourth quarter as prices stabilize on tighter inventories and improving demand.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 03, 2012
The billionaire brothers and co-chairmen of Hong Kong property company Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd <0016.HK>, who were arrested last week on suspicion of corruption, will make their first public appearance on Tuesday, an official at the company's media department told Reuters on Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 03, 2012
More than $5 billion was wiped off the market value of Sun Hung Kai Properties on Friday, after the billionaire owners of Asia's largest real estate developer were arrested on suspicion of corruption.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 30, 2012
Astronomers discovered a solar system that appears to have been created 12.8 billion years ago - less than a billion years after the big bang
Amir Khan
Mar 27, 2012
Russian great-great-great-grandmother Anastasia Khoreva lived to be 105 years old, but she decided to cut her life short rather than wait to die.
Connor Adams Sheets
Mar 20, 2012
A senior executive at Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd <0016.HK>, Asia's largest property developer by market value, has been arrested by Hong Kong's anti-graft body over suspected bribery, in a rare case for a major property company in the city.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 20, 2012
Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 3 software developer and No. 1 in databases, is scheduled to report third-quarter results Tuesday. Last quarter, it missed estimates and the shares plunged 15 percent, shaving as much as $5.3 billion from the net worth of CEO Larry Ellison.
David Zielenziger
Mar 19, 2012
PepsiCo, Inc. might be associated with refreshing cola, but the company has hit a giant milestone with their popular “Banner Sun” potato chip brands. “The “Banner Sun” potato chips, which are comprised of Lay’s (U.S.), Smith’s (Australia), Walkers (U.K.), Elma’s (Brazil) and Sabritas (Mexico), have reached over $10 billion in global retail sales. The food company has been catering to chip taste preferences around the world, fueling their rising sales
Amanda Remling
Mar 15, 2012
A solar storm that shook the Earth's magnetic field on Thursday spared satellite and power systems as it delivered a glancing blow, although it could still intensify until early Friday, space weather experts said.
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Mar 09, 2012
As the largest solar storm in five years hit Earth on Thursday morning, it caused an unusual occurrence in the sky. Scientists expect that the array of cosmic activity caused by the solar flares and storms could expand the Aurora Borealis tonight, allowing people around the world to view the northern lights.
Michael Billera
Mar 08, 2012
A solar storm expected to hit Earth on Thursday morning was caused by a massive solar flare that occurred earlier in the week. But what exactly is a solar storm?
Amanda Remling
Mar 08, 2012
A solar storm is set to hit Earth Thursday morning. The largest in five years, this solar storm is expected to cause some disruption as it shakes up the magnetic field and expands the Northern Lights. So what could this storm of charged particles mean for Earth? While solar storms don't harm people, scientists are expecting this storm to disrupt utility girds, airline flights, satellite networks and GPS services.
Amanda Remling
Mar 08, 2012
An eruption on the surface of the Sun has unleashed the largest solar storm in the past five years, which is currently barreling towards Earth and threatens to disrupt power grids, GPS signals and airplane flight systems.
Ryan Villarreal
Mar 07, 2012
The largest solar flare in five years is headed toward Earth and could cause problems, according to NASA.
Amir Khan
Mar 07, 2012
British scientists have developed a system to help protect navigation and communications satellites from potentially devastating solar storms, they said on Friday.
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Mar 03, 2012
China's 11th National People's Congress (NPC), the Chinese Parliament and top legislative body, will convene its fifth annual meeting Monday to set such key 2012 economic objectives as a lower target for economic growth, while keeping inflation steady.
Moran Zhang
Feb 29, 2012
Wayin, the new social media venture backed by Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy, announced it has raised $14 million in Series B funding from U.S. Venture Partners.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 28, 2012
Rupert Murdoch is trying to grab back the huge audience his News Corp lost when it closed the best-selling News of the World over a phone-hacking scandal with a new Sunday edition of his Sun tabloid filled with gossip, girls and celebrities.
Binayak Khatri
Feb 25, 2012