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James Cameron donates Deepsea Challenger one-person sub to science
Film-maker and explorer hands one-man craft that plunged him to Pacific Ocean’s deepest point to oceanographic institute James Cameron has donated the one-man submarine within which he descended to the bottom of the planet’s deepest chasm last year to the largest independent oceanographic research institution in the USA. The Oscar-winning director of…
Is there life on moons?
In “Avatar,” James Cameron envisaged an alien moon supporting life. Now, scientists believe such a scenario is as likely as life on another planet, writes Robin McKie. The inhabitants of Pandora, in James Cameron’s science-fiction epic Avatar, were a remarkable lot. Blue-skinned giants living in harmony with nature, they give…
Voyage to see what’s on the bottom
I am perplexed that as I scan the news, not more has been made of an amazing event that took place about three months ago. Amazing because of what happened– something never done before in human history. Amazing because of who did it– a Hollywood film director, widely known, and…
Private firm plans to initiate ‘multibillion dollar’ asteroid mining industry
SAN FRANCISCO — A startup backed by top Google executives and film director James Cameron on Tuesday unveiled a plan to mine asteroids for precious minerals and water. Planetary Resources used a space museum in the Pacific Northwest city of Seattle as a launching pad for a bold plan to…
James Cameron describes ocean as ‘alien world’
Fresh from his journey to the deepest point of the Pacific in a solo submarine dive, Hollywood director James Cameron has spoken to Australian schoolchildren, answering questions on how fast his craft could travel to how he went to the toilet. The “Titanic” filmmaker, who last month plunged seven miles (11 kilometres) to the…
James Cameron back from the deep for ‘Titanic’ 3D launch
LONDON — “Titanic” director James Cameron hit the red carpet in London on Tuesday for the launch of the Oscar-winning film’s 3D version, as the 100th anniversary of the legendary ship’s sinking approaches. The US filmmaker jetted into the British capital fresh from his seven-mile (11.2 kilometre) submarine dive to…
Filmmaker James Cameron tweets from deepest point on earth
Filmmaker James Cameron, famed for his cinematic hits Titanic and Avatar, has achieved another historic first, becoming one of just a few people to explore the depths of the Marianas Trench, and the first to do so alone. The filmmaker, who is also a National Geographic explorer, reached the deepest…
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