Sky add-on for Google's Earth satellite program shows photos of precise star formations overhead.

A Chinese couple have tried to name their baby "@", claiming the character used in email addresses echoes their love for the child, an official trying to whip the national language into line said on Thursday.

Scientists in upstate New York have produced an energy source made out of paper which could power computers and other electronic devices.

NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to give people a 3D photographic look at the space shuttle Endeavour before its launch this week, in a public-private partnership that could lead to more use of digital imagery in future space-agency missions.