Topic: Jules Verne

Massive, rocket-powered, robotic craft begins delivery mission to space station

The 13-ton cargo freighter is loaded with about 7.2 tons of supplies, including food, water, clothing, experiments and fuel for the space station, according to NASA.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island: movie review

Michael Caine and Dwayne Johnson bring charm and levity to a predictable and somewhat juvenile 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.'

Hidden sea on a Saturn moon? New evidence says yes.

Satellite Cassini flew through geyser plumes spouting from Enceladus and gathered ice crystals. These crystals are salt-rich, suggesting that a hidden salty sea lurks beneath Enceladus's icy cap.

Is this sci fi - or the near future?

Michio Kaku, author of "Physics of the Future," describes a planetary civilization in which the next generation will lead "the lives of the gods."

Jules Verne on Google: Can you find all the hidden treasures?

Google's salute to Jules Verne has lots of nooks and crannies. Did you find the sunken crown? How about the divers?

Jules Verne honored with underwater Google Doodle

Google celebrates Jules Verne on his 183rd birthday with a new '20,000 Leagues' interactive doodle.

Steampunk: The new Goth

The retrofuturistic trend draws on a Jules Verne-like view of the world and Victorian-era technology.

More Stieg Larsson for his fans?

Sweden's National Library discovers two unpublished manuscripts by Stieg Larsson, author of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

Scientists await return of Japanese asteroid probe

Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft is scheduled to touch down in Australia on June 13. The probe might be carrying a little piece of asteroid.

Can wind power save the Midwest?

Renewable energy isn’t big enough to offset declines in the auto industry, but companies are gung-ho for any new business.

A video-game magnate gets his journey into space

Richard Garriott, whose father was an astronaut, pays $30 million to go up Sunday to the International Space Station as a galactic tourist and working member of the space crew.

Review: 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'

Remake of the Jules Verne classic lacks some of the sense of wonder of earlier version despite its splashy special effects.

Horizon highlights – July 11 weekend

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

Shuttle Endeavour's next mission boasts most partners yet

Endeavour is set to launch Tuesday, carrying a Japanese astronaut and the first module of Japan's future space laboratory.

Truly, madly in love with science

The life of inventor Nikola Tesla was strange enough for fiction.

Tesla: Madly in love with science

The real life of inventor Nikola Tesla was strange enough for fiction.