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Aim of mission is to find out why evolution of Mars was different from earth's.

International team of scientists discover unique galaxy cluster, SPT-CLJ2344-4243 or the Phoenix cluster, that churns out 740 new stars every year.

US Air Force, Boeing and Nasa to test engine that can travel five times speed of sound.

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Curiosity rover sends low-resolution images of Mars surface, hours after its safe landing.

With the Mars rover Curiosity revealing the phenomenal scientific and technological feats that humans can achieve, physicist Donald Sinclair slams naysayers and explains why the monumental expedition is worth every single penny

Nasa's Space Robot Curiosity sends Tweets from Mars.

In one of Nasa's most ambitious missions, Curiosity rover makes touchdown on the Red Planet.

Scientists believe that the extreme ice melts could have occurred due to an unusually strong ridge of warm air or a heat dome over Greenland.

Ride joined Nasa in 1978 and made history by taking part in 1983 Challenger mission.

Images will help scientists understand more about the solar atmosphere and its impact on the earth's space environment.

UCF-1.01 is located 33 light years away from earth, using Spitzer Telescope.

Soyuz TMA-05M will carry out a rendezvous and docking test with the International Space Station. Also on the cards is an orbital sporting event to mark the London Olympics.

The Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the strong Sun storm of 12 July is travelling at a much faster speed than previously thought and is heading towards the Earth. Scientists believe the phenomenon could cause a massive display of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)

Scientists have put an ancient gene into modern-day Escherichia coli (E coli) bacteria, which has been growing. The procedure will help researchers to observe and track any changes in the evolution.

Discovery to solve mystery behind formation and evolution of Pluto.

Scientists from Nasa find the big bang responsible for missing stars in ghost galaxies.

NuSTAR telescope, launched to hunt for black holes, has the ability to focus on high energy X-rays.

Non-profit space exploration agency, B612 Foundation unveils plans to launch first privately funded deep space mission.

An international team of astronomers detects major changes in the atmosphere of a planet, HD 189733B, located beyond our solar system.

Astronomers from Nasa, Cornell University and Sapienza University find clues to an underground ocean beneath Titan's ice crust.

The most acclaimed self-portrait of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is reportedly in a critical condition and may be beyond repair.

Caltech scientists have discovered panguite, a new mineral, embedded in the Allende meteorite.

Astronomers from the University of Washington and the Harvard University have discovered Earth-like planet locked in an orbital tug-of-war with a Neptune-sized planet.

The astronaut crew will carry out a series of experiments in the Tiangong-1 space lab in the next two weeks.

Although several Chinese organisations are involved in the project, the primary contractor to design and develop the spacecraft is the China Academy of Space Technology.

Voyager 1 is a 722-kg space probe launched by Nasa in 1977 to study the outer solar system and interstellar space.

Nasa and the University of Copenhagen scientists make stunning discovery using the Kepler telescope.

NuSTAR telescope and data retrieved from several other telescopes will help solve fundamental cosmic mysteries.

NuSTAR, a black hole hunter with sharp X-ray eyes, will be launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.