London, Feb 17: Web users across the world are all set to write a real version of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxies", by working together to spot galaxies at par with professional astronomers.
The new initiative is a follow-up to the highly successful Galaxy Zoo project that enabled members of the public to take part in astronomy research online.
But whereas the original site only asked members of the public to say whether a galaxy was spiral or elliptical, and which way it was rotating, Galaxy Zoo 2 asks them to delve deeper into 250,000 of the brightest and best galaxies to search for the strange and unusual.
Kabul - A British soldier was killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan while Afghan and US-led forces killed at least seven insurgents, including commanders, officials said Tuesday.
The British soldier died of wounds he received Monday in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand province, the British Defence Ministry said in a statement.
London, Feb 17 : After much of convincing Victoria Beckham has finally given her nod to hubby David's move to AC Milan, while she and kids will stay back in Los Angeles.
Ten days ago, Beckham, who is set to return to training with LA Galaxy in March, had a lengthy discussion in London with Posh about whether to join the Italian giants permanently.
The ex-Spice Girl was initially concerned about uprooting their three sons-Brooklyn, nine, Romeo, six, and three-year-old Cruz-as the move could put them behind at school.
London, February 17: Techies have come up with a super console that can read original formats of every computer game ever unveiled.
Experts at the University of Portsmouth, along with assistance from across Europe and America, have invented KEEP that can save a huge amount of digital information including both classics and new games.
The 2-million-pound console has been expected to contain, in 2010, the equivalent of 18 million times the information in all the books ever written, all with a single click, reports the Daily Star.
Dr Janet Delve said: "People don't think twice about saving files digitally, from snapshots taken on camera phone to national or regional archives.
London, Feb 17: British TV star Jade Goody is planning a "fairytale" wedding to her fiance Jack Tweed.
The 27-year-old was told last week that her cancer had become fatal. Following the news, the actress briefly left the Royal Marsden Hospital in a wheelchair to exchange engagement rings with Tweed, 21.
The couple then visited Harrods where she picked out a "beautiful" wedding dress, a gift from the store''s owner Mohamed Al Fayed.