Phoenix probe, Nasa’s spacecraft, sent its first pictures from Mars. It landed in the northern polar region of Mars, and began three months of examining a site where that may have frozen water. The first images from the Mars Pheonix Probe showed the space probe in good condition after its 10-month journey.
“Over the next few days, [...]

Brief article highlighting Beidou, the Chinese GPS system.

Enterprising startups (Sungevity for example) exploit the growing interest in solar power for either public or private use. In spite of solar’s advantages, solar systems have proven to be costly on installation.  Typically installation is slow and has a few unwanted side effects, such as drilling holes in roofs (sometimes leading to compromises in structural [...]