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

Anonymous UK faction invites supporters to draw digital arms in protest against extradition of three UK citizens to the US.

Players will be able to conquer the Space Needle with the first update of Angry Birds Space.

Jezz Bezos plans to recover the F-1 engines that launched the Apollo 11 first mission to the moon.

Scientists believe life began on earth when comets carrying essential life blocks crashed into the planet.

Nasa officials had detected a piece of space junk from a Russian satellite heading towards the ISS.

The white spots provide clues about the asteroid's history.

Angry Birds Space arrives for iOS, Android, PC and Mac.

The atlas contains information about more than half a billion stars, galaxies and other objects.

Nasa's space telescope has caught footage of a mysterious object that was flying close to the sun.

NASA and General Motors (GM) are jointly developing a robotic glove. Astronauts and autoworkers can wear the gloves which should help them reduce the risk of stress injuries in their respective jobs.

Long-term space missions cause eye and brain damage and may jeopardise space exploration projects, say researchers.

If asteroids hit earth, they could cause long-term hazards and also destroy civilisation.

Rovio teams up with Nasa to take Angry Birds out of this world.

Half-mile high dust devil reveals Earth-like weather patterns in atmosphere of Mars.

These solar flares are so powerful they can disrupt power grids, satellites, high frequency radio communication and the global positioning system.

Two spacecraft from Nasa have begun mapping the moon's lunar gravity to study the moon's interior and thermal history.

The algae bloom, which is about 200 kilometres wide and 100 kilometres long, was photographed from the Modis instrument on Nasa's Terra Satellite, at least 650 kms from the Earth.

Nasa's Cassini spacecraft has detected the presence of oxygen ions around Saturn's icy moon Dione for the first time.

Researchers found that the ice formation taking place in the Arctic region is seasonal and that unlike the ice usually found in the region, it is thinner and saltier.

Space-age cars driven by computer through vacuum air corridors are reality in computer tests.

What was once the world's fourth-largest lake has now turned into a desert!

The study is of intense interest as the end of Mayan civilisation was linked to the possible apocalypse expected to hit the world by the end of 2012.

Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered "buckyballs", in a solid form, in space. The finding was confirmed by a NASA press release.

Astronomers have discovered an exo-planet that reportedly contains water. The discovery was made with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Astronomers working from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory have discovered what they believe is the fastest blowing wind, coming from a stellar black hole.

Work will no longer get done, revision will be skipped and procrastination will reach an all-time high - a new Angry Birds game is coming on 22 March.

The researchers at the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) are confident that contact with intelligent alien civilizations may soon be a reality.

A group of scientists from NASA and the University of Maryland have created a unique map that shows the heights of the Earth's forests.

On Feb. 20, the world will take a minute out of their schedules... to acknowledge the difference John Glenn has made to their lives five decades ago.