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India's bid to become the first Asian nation to reach Mars sets a new benchmark for frugal interplanetary travel and puts it in a perfect position to grab more of the $300-billion global space market, experts say.

A slowdown in global warming that climate sceptics cite in favour of their cause was partly induced by one of the world's most successful environment treaties, a study said on Sunday.

Air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close elementary schools and kindergartens in Tehran province for three days from Sunday, the state broadcaster said.

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NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 37 flight engineer, enjoys the view of Earth from the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth is visible through the windows....

In the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory, NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 37 flight engineer, conducts a session with a pair of bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites known as Synchronized Posit...

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: The sun emitted a significant solar flare, an X1.1-class, that peaked at 1:14 a.m. EST on Nov. 10, 2013.

Expedition 37 crew members Karen Nyberg of NASA, Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency have returned to Earth from the International Space Station, landing ...

A Russian Soyuz space capsule will bring the Olympic torch and three residents of the International Space Station back to Earth tonight (Nov. 10) and you can watch the landing live online. Here's how to watch the Soyuz l...

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Well well well. With the 50th anniversary of "Doctor Who" quickly arriving -- depending on how time flows for you, of course -- BBC is making quite the spectacle of it. They're doing all kinds of special events, includi...

A European satellite at the end of its mission is expected to fall out of space tonight. The only question is where its charred and twisted remains may fall. The GOCE satellite mayto Earth sometime Sunday night (Nov. 10)...

Supernovae are intensely bright objects. They are formed when a star reaches the end of its life with a dramatic explosion, expelling most of its material out into space. The subject of this new Hubble image, spiral gala...