Deep freeze grips US Midwest, blamed for at least 12 deaths CHICAGO - A blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the US Midwest on Wednesday, causing at least three more deaths while halting mail delivery and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to... Women 31 Jan, 2019
China�'lifts mysterious veil' by landing probe on moon's dark side Chinese probe lands, transmits images from dark side of moon Landing opens 'new chapter in human lunar exploration' - agency Probe includes lander and rover, to take observations China hopes to catch US, Russia as major space... Mobile & Apps 03 Jan, 2019
China launches pioneering mission to far side of moon BEIJING: China launched a ground-breaking mission Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, the European Union and the US. A Long March... Mobile & Apps 08 Dec, 2018
Putin: Russia has nuclear weapons impossible to intercept MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin says Russia has developed a range of new nuclear weapons that he claims can’t be intercepted by an enemy. Speaking Thursday in a nationally televised address, Putin said the new weapons represent a quantum... Mobile & Apps 02 Mar, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Edmund Hillary, first atop Everest, dies at 88 Wellington, January 11, 2008 Edmund Hillary, the modest New Zealand beekeeper who shot to global fame as the first person to climb Mount Everest, died today at the age 88. A hero to millions for his derring-do, dry wit and dedication to others... 12 Jan, 2018
Sung-Taek Hong abandons Lhotse South Face summit bid KATHMANDU: Renowned South Korean climber Sung-Taek Hong (51) on Saturday formally announced that his bid to attempt to climb the south face of Mt Lhotse was a failure. Upon his arrival in Kathmandu from Lukla, the National Geographic Explorer... Travel 25 Nov, 2017
Kammerlander abandons Manaslu bid, Sung-Taek prepares for final summit push on Mt Lhotse KATHMANDU: Legendary mountaineer Hans Kammerlander (61) has abandoned his bid to attempt to climb Mt Manaslu (8,163m) this season after his team failed to make any movement in the snow masses for the last few days. This year, Kammerlander who... Travel 13 Nov, 2017
Sherpa climbers injured on Mt Lhotse, Manaslu; Hong Sung Taek sets up Camp IV KATHMANDU: At least three Sherpa climbers were taken ill on Mt Lhotse and Mt Manaslu as renowned South Korean climber Sung Taek Hong (51) fixed Camp IV for the toughest Mt Lhotse South Face expedition, expedition organisers have said. According... Travel 20 Oct, 2017
NatGeo explorer Sung Taek Hong returns to Lhotse South Face for fifth attempt KATHMANDU: A renowned mountaineer from South Korean has returned to Nepal yet again to make his fifth attempt to climb the Lhotse South Face, one of the toughest climbs in the world, this autumn. Upon his arrival in Kathmandu today, Sung Taek... Travel 05 Sep, 2017
Vanessa O'Brien, John Snorri set record as 12 scale Mt K2 KATHMANDU: A 52-year-old mountaineer has scripted history by becoming the first American-British woman to successfully climb the world’s second highest peak on Friday afternoon. The GPS tracker shows that American climber Vanessa O'Brien stood... Travel 28 Jul, 2017
US spacecraft finds cyclones, ammonia river on Jupiter CALIFORNIA: Jupiter's atmosphere features colossal cyclones and rivers of ammonia welling up from deep inside the solar system's largest planet, researchers said on Thursday, publishing the first insights from a NASA spacecraft flying around the... Mobile & Apps 30 May, 2017
Monstrous cyclones churning over Jupiter's poles CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: Monstrous cyclones are churning over Jupiter's poles, until now a largely unexplored region that is more turbulent than scientists expected. NASA's Juno spacecraft spotted the chaotic weather at the top and bottom of... Mobile & Apps 27 May, 2017
