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On July 31, a large part of the world will be able to witness a blue moon, a rare cosmic event. The next blue moon will appear in 2018.

NASA has released high-quality versions of the sounds carried by the "golden records" aboard the Voyager probes launched in 1977.

After tasting the success of the Mars Orbiter Mission, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is now planning a mission to Venus.

The space agency would used the drones to study weather patterns on gas planets, researchers say.

Dubbed Kepler-452b, the planet has had "substantial opportunity for life to arise," NASA said.

Scientists and astronomers have long believed that before mankind can undertake a voyage to Mars, another trip to the moon is imperative.

Space exploration is having quite the moment.

The docking of NASA's Apollo capsule and the Soviet Union's Soyuz spacecraft marked a historic detente between the two adversaries.

NASA's New Horizons performed a quick flyby of Pluto Tuesday and completed the initial reconnaissance of our solar system.

"We explore because we are human," Stephen Hawking said in a congratulatory message to the New Horizons team.

The images are the result of a nine year, $3 billion trip to Pluto.

An image released by NASA shows ocean-like waves above the magnetic field that surrounds Earth.

After a journey of over nine years, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is finally close enough to discern surface features on the cold, dwarf planet.

The test comes after NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory deployed the drone known as Bruie beneath a frozen lake in Alaska.

Google has partnered with the National Park Service, National Geographic, NASA, and online education startup Khan Academy to roll out a series of videos and games for kids.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which entered "safe mode" over the weekend, has now recovered and beamed back fresh photos of Pluto.

Astronomers say a proposed $9 billion telescope would snap the clearest images of the universe to date and build on the success of the Hubble for the next generation.

The probe has been barreling toward the dwarf planet and its primary moon, Charon, since January 2006.

The successful resupply mission capped a string of recent failures, which have raised questions about NASA's relationships with commercial spaceflight companies.

Beijing has promised to drastically reduce its level of carbon emissions within 20 years.

The glider, named Prandtl-m, would go through a series of tests before it's deployed on Mars sometime in the early 2020s.