Melbourne, June 8 (ANI): A new bionic eye being developed at Monash University will help thousand of blind people to see light and shapes for the first time.

New York, June 6 (ANI): Buzz Aldrin, who landed on the moon with Neil Armstrong in 1969, is making a strong case for a permanent settlement on Mars.

Washington, June 1 (ANI): Neil Armstrong claimed he said, "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" when he took his first step on the Moon - but many listeners think he left out the "a."

London, May 29 (ANI): In a latest fallout from Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, sportswear giant Nike has cut ties with the disgraced cyclist's cancer charity Livestrong, which it had helped build into a global brand and introduced its familiar yellow wristband.

Washington, May 26 (ANI): Vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have been rediscovered inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.

London, May 06 (ANI): An electrocardiogram of Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong's heartbeat, taken when he first set foot on the moon, is set to go under the hammer.

Sydney, Apr 24 (ANI): Joining a slew of lawsuits against Lance Armstrong, the US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the disgraced cyclist, saying that he had violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and was 'unjustly enriched' while cheating to win the Tour de France titles.

Wellington (New Zealand), Apr.18 (ANI): Former cycling champion Lance Armstrong returned four samples with traces of banned corticosteroids in the 1999 Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said, although the governing body added it did not handle them as positive tests.

Sydney, Apr. 16 (ANI): Celebrities have flooded Twitter expressing shock and concern over the Boston Marathon explosions.

Melbourne, Apr 11 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has reportedly sold off his estate in Austin, Texas to an oil-and-gas rights agent, although he planned to continue living in his hometown.

Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): A US court has been requested by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong to dismiss a lawsuit by a Dallas-based promotions company, which is seeking repayment of more than 12 million dollars in bonuses paid to Armstrong for winning the Tour de France.

New York, Apr 5 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who had admitted to doping and was stripped of his Tour De France titles, has withdrawn from a United States swim meet after he found out that competing would violate his lifetime ban from international sports, imposed last year by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Sydney, Apr 4 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is set to make a return to competitive sport after signing up for to swim three events this weekend at the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships at the University of Texas.

Washington, April 2 (ANI): Pioneering astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who made history as the second man to walk on the moon in 1969, just after Neil Armstrong during the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, wants NASA to set its sights on more ambitious destinations, far beyond the moon - Mars.

London, Mar 23 (ANI): American actor Matthew McConaughey has insisted his close friend Lance Armstrong, who had confessed of being a drug cheat in January after years of denials, is not liar despite being duped by his pal.

London, March 18 (ANI): Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 astronaut, is selling the instruction sheets used during the first Moon landing.

Washington, Mar15 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has compared himself to former American president and his hero Bill Clinton, saying his doping misdeeds would be ultimately forgotten by the public and they would only remember his good accomplishments,

London, Mar 8 (ANI): Tennis authorities have confirmed that biological passports will be introduced in the sport this year to keep tabs on players and flush out the drug cheats among them.

London, Mar 7 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has been urged to abandon his plans for making a triathlon comeback by Ironman World Championship leader Chrissie Wellington.

New York, Mar 2 (ANI): In a latest addition to the numerous legal challenges for Lance Armstrong, the disgraced cyclist has been slapped with a three million dollar-lawsuit claiming fraud, unjust enrichment and breach of contract by an insurance company.

Johannesburg, Mar 1 (ANI): The cancer-fighting charity of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has said it will survive despite the negative fallout of the doping scandal which forced Armstrong to step down from the foundation.

London, Feb 23 (ANI): The U.S. government would join a doping lawsuit filed by one of Lance Armstrong's former team-mates Floyd Landis alleging that the shamed cyclist defrauded government sponsors while he was in the US Postal team.

Wellington, Feb 21 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's attorney has revealed the American won't interview under oath with the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to reveal all he knows about doping in cycling.

New York, Feb 8 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has agreed to cooperate with the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) following reports that he would be facing a federal investigation for witness tampering, obstruction, and intimidation, according to an American daily.

London, Feb 7 (ANI): Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong is reportedly facing criminal proceedings by United States federal authorities, after a previous two-year investigation was closed with no charges brought against him.