NASA科学家 火星表面有液态水

US satellite observations have produced the first strong evidence for water flowing on Mars. 美国卫星观测找到了火星表面存在液态水的首批强有力证据。 The water is a brine saturated in salts such as perchlorates. As it seeps d

NASA发布照片：冥王星 你为什么心碎？

During a news briefing at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on Tuesday, NASA scientists revealed what they've gleaned from the latest photos of Pluto. The New Horizons spacecraft was set to make its closest approach of the dwarf planet on

NASA: Confident, Anxious Ahead of Mars Rover Landing

The Curiosity rover is the centerpiece of NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission. The U.S. space agency is preparing for the rover to land on the Red Planet on Monday [August 6 at 5:31 UTC]. Curiosity has traveled some 566 million kilome

China launches telecommunication satellite

XICHANG, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, ChinaSat 2A, into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The rocket blasted of

China launches Ziyuan III satellite

TAIYUAN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched the Ziyuan III satellite Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province. The satellite, a high-resolution remote-sensing satellite for civilian use, was launched at

Klose back for Germany after injury

BERLIN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Miroslav Klose returned on Saturday to the German squad for Tuesday's friendly match against the Netherlands after missing the friendly with Ukraine because of an inflamed tendon in his left knee. The 33-year-old could be

Obama, Romney resume campaign as they dash to finish line

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- With superstorm Sandy dissipating, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are on Thursday back on the campaign trail, trying to make up for the lost time as they dash towards the finish li

Djokovic to finish year as world No. 1

Djokovic to finish year as world No. 1 LONDON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic will overtake Roger Federer in the ATP rankings and finish 2012 as world No. 1, the ATP said on Monday. The Serb lost his top postion to Federer in July after the 31- y

"Zero Dark Thirty," "Lincoln" finish among nominees for WGA awards

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Writers of films including Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln and Argo were named as nominees in contention for top honors to be bestowed by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the WGA, West and WGA, East announced on Friday. Z

Germany's Merkel Calls for United Europe

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a stronger political union in Europe to overcome the blocs debt crisis. She called the crisis the continents toughest hour since World War II. And, in Italy, Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti was hard

947 sentenced for food-related crimes

947 sentenced for food-related crimes BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 947 criminals have so far been sentenced by Chinese courts for producing and selling poisonous or harmful food, according to a spokesman for the Supreme People's Court (SPC

Liu Xiang receives surgery at Wellington hospital

LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang had undergone a surgery on a torn Achilles tendon of his right foot at the Wellington hospital of London, officials said on Thursday. Chief official of the Shanghai Sports Bureau told Xinhua that t

Federer receives Fans' Favourite and the Sportsmanship awards

LONDON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer, the six-time titlist at the ATP World Tour Finals, received two 2012 ATP World Tour Awards here on Wednesday. ATP Executive Chairman and President Brad Drewett presented the Swiss superstar with the awards fo

"Lincoln," others receive PGA nominations

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The producers of the award season's frontrunners including Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and Les Miserables have been chosen as possible contenders for the top honor bestowed by the Producers Guild of America (PGA), the gr

HP introduces new PC for business

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Monday unveiled a new business desktop computer, days after the world's largest personal computer (PC) maker announced its plan to sell its PC business. The company said the new model, HP Com

Brazil's Kuerten enters tennis Hall of Fame

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian tennis legend Gustavo Guga Kuerten received his official induction into the Hall of Fame of tennis on Thursday. The athlete received the prestigious honor in Sao Paulo by the current directors of the Hall

Famed director Jia Zhangke to open arthouse theater

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing News reported Wednesday that director Jia Zhangke plans to open his own arthouse movie theater in Beijing. The paper cited a Sunday entry from Jia's microblog on Weibo.com, a popular Chinese microblogging sit

Rock music icon Slash gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

LOS ANGELES, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of fans swarmed Hollywood on Tuesday as legendary guitarist Slash received a star on the Walk of Fame, which seemed fitting for the rock music icon who first started playing only 100 yards away. I'm such a pa

Italy to introduce new blood, says Prandelli

Italy to introduce new blood, says Prandelli ROME, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Italy head coach Cesare Prandelli said his side will introduce some new blood in preparation for the 2014 World Cup. We have to work out how to combine good football with results

Senior U.S. performers happy but underused: study

LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Senior U.S. performers in Los Angeles and elsewhere are generally happy with their lives as artists, although they still face age discrimination, a study published Thursday showed. Focusing on actors, dancers, choreogr