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A new ultra luminous X-ray source found in Messier 83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from earth.

Nasa's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite capturesan ageing star erupting dust on the cosmos.

Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously estimated.

Scientists discover spiral patterns left behind by lava flows in the Athabasca Valley on Mars.

Nasa's Dawn spacecraft finds iron and magnesium on Vesta.

Warm ocean currents attacking the underside of the ice sheets are causing major loss of Antarctic glaciers, suggests a new study.

Launched on April 24, 1990 aboard space shuttle's Discovery's STS-31 mission, Hubble revolutionized the study of universe and helped scientists unravel many evolution theories.

Sombrero galaxy has both the shapes of round and thin disks and is located 28 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

As the earth's climate warms, the methane frozen in reservoirs stored in Arctic tundra soils or marine sediments is released into the atmosphere.

From a beach holiday destination in the Caribbean, Niagara Falls in Canada to a volcanic island in Indonesia, here are some of the most stunning snapshots of earth taken by GeoEye-1 satellite from several miles above.

Discovery made by scientists from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft.

Nasa images highlight drastic impact of climatic change on earth's environment.

Images include the Nile River Delta at night and a scenic view of the Northwest Greenland Canyons.

Highlights of the auction include several artefacts from Apollo astronauts' collections.

The mission, to be launched in 2016, will help amateur astronomers know more about the asteroid population.

Nasa's space shuttle, Discovery, completed its final voyage and landed at Dulles International Airport before going to be on permanent display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC

Huge solar flare releases energy of one million hydrogen bombs, say astronomers.

Nasa's oldest space shuttle, Discovery will be on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the stunning images of solar flares from the sun

A new study suggests that craters created by asteroid impacts can provide clues to life on Mars

Asia's Karakoram glaciers have grown thicker despite rising temperatures during the past decade defying the global trend of depletion of glaciers and ice caps due to adverse climate change.

Nasa has announced the winners of Nasa Great Moonbuggy Race.

The 1976 Viking Mission to Mars obtained clear responses on the existence of Martian life which was accidentally killed during the experiments, according to new media reports.

Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows image of rock formation that resembles elephant's head.

Scientists noticed a pattern of cells with bright centres and dark boundaries occurring on the sun's atmosphere, the corona, while looking at the daily images of the sun.

Astronomers claim that this elephant face is created by lava.

The images shed more information on the heights of the thunderclouds and the rainfall rates coming from them, both of which indicate severity.

Researchers have got more clues as to how Interior Layered Deposits was formed on Mars.

Nasa's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission has released a stunning stellar image of the entire infrared sky or the universe comprising over half billion stars, galaxies and other objects.

In its efforts to get connected with the general public, Nasa is planning to host several programs for social media followers.