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NASA has selected a destination for its latest Mars explorer, a car-sized probe named Curiosity, when the rover touches down on the red planet in August of 2012.

On this day in 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to ever set foot on the moon.Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11, where he was joined by Buzz Aldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins. Armstrong was 38 at the time.Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon at 8:17 pm on July 20, 1969 - less than a minute before they would have run out of fuel.After taking time to test the lunar surface for safety, Armstrong took man's first step on the moon - with 60...

The distant, icy dwarf planet Pluto has been hiding its fourth moon -- temporarily designated P4 -- that came to the view of NASA astronomers who were using the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 ultraviolet visible instrument.

Space shuttle Atlantis, which is on its final mission, has deployed a small, eight-pound technology demonstration satellite, NASA said in a statement.

Atlantis, the last U.S. space shuttle is returning back home.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested 16 alleged members of Anonymous hacking group in a nationwide take down of the infamous hacking group.

The FBI has arrested 16 alleged members of the notorious hacking group Anonymous on Tuesday morning in a nationwide takedown of the infamous hacking group. The arrests were reportedly took place in states including Florida, New Jersey and California.

As the space shuttle era ends, what's next for space exploration? How about private citizens in space.

Check out amazing images of the southern lights from space.

Bret, 2011 Atlantic hurricane season's second tropical storm, was born in the northwestern Bahamas on July 17, and continues to intensify.

NASA's Dawn, locked in orbit around Vesta, has sent back the first ever close-up image of the asteroid (photos below).

Astronauts took amazing photos of the Aurora Australis phenomenon from space

NASA's Dawn became the first spacecraft to orbit asteroid Vesta on Saturday. It will remain in the orbit until July 2012.

The Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) was caught by photographers on space shuttle Atlantis last week as it enveloped the Southern Hemisphere of Earth.

The four astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis started their ninth gravity-free day with a special message from songstress Beyoncé Knowles, who gave a surprise inspirational message to the astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis Sunday morning.

NASA spacecraft Dawn has entered into an orbit around asteroid Vesta on Saturday.

NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday has entered orbit around Asteroid Vesta to begin a year-long study of the second-most-massive object in the asteroid belt after the dwarf planet Ceres.

For the first time ever,researchers at the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured pictures and a 20-minute movie of a sun-grazing comet streaking directly in front of the sun.

Astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis captured an amazing view of green Aurora Australis or the Southern Lights on Thursday, while they passed west of Australia.

NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbits the asteroid vesta after a four year journey of getting there.

Space shuttle crew members have completed a maintenance job aboard Atlantis, NASA has said.