AMAZING VIEWS: Himalayas, Ganga, more from space!

Launched in 2002, European Space Agency's Envisat is the largest Earth observation spacecraft ever built. It carries ten sophisticated optical and radar instruments to provide continuous......

US, Japan courting India to corner China: Chinese daily

China should not feel cornered by a raft of geopolitical moves by the US and Japan against it by forging closer ties with India, Russia and others in the region and Beijing should focus on becoming......

Russia test fires intercontinental missile

After a series of setbacks in recent years, Russia on Thursday successfully tested its next-generation submarine launched intercontinental ballistic missile with multiple nuclear warheads.......

Russia test-fires next generation missile

Russia on Tuesday successfully test-fired a next generation intercontinental ballistic missile capable of piercing the planned US missile defence shield in central Europe. "The RS-24 with multiple......