Stargazer: Galileo and the Goddess of Love

In January 1610, Galileo began using his newly invented telescope to observe the planets. After discovering Jupiter has moons, he must have been anxious to see what Venus might reveal.

India to Build the World Largest Solar Telescope

NEW DELHI, 2 SEPTEMBER, 2010: India will build the world's largest solar telescope in the India-controlled Kashmir's cold desert region of Ladakh, at an estimated cost of US$31 million, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics said Thursday.

Issues for dairy farmers in 20 years time

If we look over New Zealand’s history our story is pretty straightforward. We have some dirt, we’ve got some water, we grow some grass and from that we convert it into protein. It’s this protein that we sell to the four corners of the planet, ...

Absolute Beginners - Seeing Mercury and Venus

We can see five planets with our unaided eyes. But people often ask how to find them and how to recognize them. Here is a beginner's guide for seeing Mercury and Venus.

The 10 Greatest Fictional Inventors of All Time [Inventors]

# inventors Eureka has been Giz's celebration of inventors of all stripe, from Tesla to Popeil. But some of the most memorable inventors of our time were actually invented themselves. Here are ten fictional innovators near and dear to our hearts. More »

Google search guru on mission to save time, pinpoint target

San Jose Mercury News Friday, August 27, 2010 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Like few other people on the planet, Google's Ben Gomes knows what interests the world. Gomes is the engineer in charge of improving what you see when you search on Google. From one of the most important but little-known offices in the Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif., Gomes is responsible for shaping the automatic suggestions ...