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End of the world will not happen on 21 December, 2012 as predicted by Mayan calendar.

Sheffield student to pay compensation rather than face trial and possible imprisonment.

Nasa scientists believe 'veritable arcade' of thermal Pac-Man shapes may exist on Saturn’s moons.

Smartphone apps are now being developed and deployed for use in the field by front-line US and UK defence forces.

A second peak of the spectacular Leonid meteor shower is forecast between dusk and dawn on 19 and 20 November.

Following a breach of security which saw email addresses and passwords leaked, experts have criticised Adobe's lax security policies.

A profile of Antivirus pioneer John McAfee who is on the run in Belize after the murder of his neighbour Gregory Viant Faull

Biological reserve in northern state of Coahuila has similar properties to red planet's Gale crater.

As the Superstorm Sandy hits the East Coast, celebrities around the globe are extending their support and concern through the social networking sites.

US east coast landfall imminent by storm described as potential worst to hit US.

Sandy turns into a category two hurricane and is likely to hit Cuba next.

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope more powerful than any before, present astronomers' best hope yet of finding intelligent life on other planets.

Home secretary stops extradition over fears it would impeach hacker's human rights and put him at risk of suicide.

NASA scientists have developed a robotic suit that could help paraplegics walk in the future.

'Unusual' Jake Matijevic rock found by Curiosity Rover was formed in a similar way to applejack liquor, say scientists.

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner leaps from edge of space to break sound barrier skydiving back to earth. Follow him live on IBTimes UK.

The rover has found a bright object on the Martian surface in its first scoop of the planet's surface taken on 7 October.

Russia’s space agency plans to place tracking beacon on asteroid that will sweep close to Earth in 2036.

Baumgartner will jump from 'space capsule' to reach speeds of 690mph before landing in New Mexico - just miles from world-famous 1947 UFO sighting.

Start the slideshow to know about major past Mars missions suggesting evidence of water on the Martian surface.

Groups of pebbles, rounded by water, found by roving explorer vehicle.

Latest pictures comprise 2,000 separate shots, taken over 10 years.

IEEE has found to have exposed 100,000 user passwords publicly for over a month.

The first day of autumn arrived across the northern hemisphere on 22 September, heralding the end of one of the hottest summers since records began.

Russian spacecraft, with three astronauts on board, lands safely after 123 days in space.

Discovery points to more and more planets that can thrive in diverse and extreme environments.

Ashes of Neil Armstrong scattered in the Atlantic Ocean amid glowing tributes.

Beautiful swirls of green and red lights appeared in the sky over Whitehorse, a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon, on the night of 3 September, as a solar filament glanced off the Earth's magnetic environment

Neil Armstrong's fellow astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins attend funeral service along with other friends and family members.

Orbital space probes detect presence of hydrogen and ice at planet's dark south pole.