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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the Security Council Thursday that all-out civil war is imminent in Syria while his predecessor Kofi Annan called again for more pressure on Damascus to halt the violence.

The rise of private space companies and foreign space programs, combined with an interest in lunar mining, is likely to bring the issue of extraterrestrial property rights into focus in the next few decades.

On Saturday May 5, 2012 the Moon will reach its lunar perigree and look huge from earth. The Super Moon occurs around once a year when the moon is at its closest to the earth and full at the same time. You can follow the supermoon online through live photos and video here.

The largest full moon of the year will be seen on May 5 when the moon reaches its Lunar Perigee, the period of time when it is closest to Earth.

During their historic first meeting, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon praised Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a real leader (who) demonstrates flexibility for the greater cause of the people of a country.

The U.N. chief is in Burma on a three-day visit, where he will address parliament in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday -- the first foreign leader to do so -- before meeting with opposition leader and one-time political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.

Following the successful launch of its Risat-1 satellite Thursday, India's space agency announced that it will test two of its heavy rockets prior to its planned 2014 moon mission.

A lake on Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, bears striking resemblance to a lake on Earth, NASA and the European Space Agency said on in a joint study.

The first ever geologic map of Jupiter’s moon Io has revealed some of the most active volcanoes ever recorded in the solar system, scientists said on Monday.

If someone tells you to beware the ides of March today, you might want to set them straight--technically, they're seven days too late.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured beautiful raw images of Saturn's second-largest moon, Rhea, and were able to observe two large impact basins on its surface.

In about a few weeks' time, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic will be coming up. The sinking of the Titanic on April 14, 1912, is one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the human history, claiming 1,517 lives. To date, the mystery behind the reason why Titanic sank has not been solved fully. However, a new theory by Texas State University's astronomers suggests that a a rare lunar event could have conspired against the Titanic by creating hazardous sea...

A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit for the sinking: the moon.

Anyone who has heard of the Titanic or has seen James Cameron's record breaking film, knows that the doomed transatlantic ship sank to the bottom of the ocean because it struck an iceberg. However, researchers now suggest the moon could have contributed to the destruction of the ill-fated vessel.

A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit for the sinking: the moon.

According to various media reports, the carnage continues in Homs.

The New York Times has covered the most monumental events in modern history--the moon landing, JFK's assassination and beyond--which is why it makes sense that the paper has started a Tumblr page to host many of its unused photos. Under the moniker The Lively Morgue, the New York Times photography department will be posting unpublished photos onto the Tumblog. The site launched this Monday, and its editors plan to post photos several times a week.

The sky is set to awe the people of Earth this weekend. Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets will be in view with a crescent moon on Saturday Feb. 25 and Sunday Feb. 26. They will be visible from anywhere in the world when they all converge in a triple conjunction.

Felicia Moon, the ex-wife of former Houston Oilers and University of Washington football star Warren Moon, was arrested on Monday night for public sex when police found her and a man in a remote location in Texas.

In a bid to revive the struggling agency, Vladimir Popovkin, head of Roscosmos, has announced a contest to recruit cosmonauts for manned moon missions beginning in 2020.

A survey of British parents has compiled a list of the top 10 questions mothers and fathers hate to hear, ranging from the easy, like would a shark beat a dinosaur in a fight? to the tricky, like why is the sky blue? to the near-impossible, such as how much does the earth weigh?