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Boeing selects United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket for its spacecraft.

Teachers, enthusiasts take to Twitter to cover launch.

Defense contractor Boeing said on Thursday that it plans to launch its spaceship towards the International Space Station powered by Atlas 5 rockets.

The countdown of Juno mission to Jupiter is moving ahead toward a lift-off at 11:34 am EDT, NASA said in a statement. The weather forecast is positive on Friday and there are no indications of technical issues.

Sky-watchers and astronomers may witness a spectacular display of natural lights on Friday caused by the strong solar flare that occurred on Aug 2, 2011.

A new theory published in scientific journal Nature states that the primary collision of two moons that once orbited Earth is the reason why one side of our present moon is a bit lopsided and its far side (which is not visible from earth) is much rockier.

Scientists have found new evidence of possible salt water flows on Mars, which could lead to traces of life being found on the red planet.

From Sep. 25 through Oct. 2, 2011, Google will be joining NASA Centennial Challenge flight competition, known as the Green Flight Challenge (GFC).

NASA's achievements are commendable considering its results between 1960 and 1970, especially for putting men on the moon. However, NASA's recent performance and its discoveries are considered to be of no practical value for mankind. There are various other causes that require funds in the United States rather than allocating more funds for NASA.

NASA is on the brim of launching a new solar-powered Juno spacecraft all the way to Jupiter. Juno is set to lift-off at 11:34 am Friday from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, atop an Atlas V rocket. It will take five years for the spacecraft to reach Jupiter.

What NASA planned in its post-shuttle space projects? Would more non-human space explorers be seen in the near future? After the shuttle fleet, astronomical science projects without human beings on board could come into U.S. space spotlight.

Shanghai and parts of eastern China are preparing to face one of the biggest typhoons in recent years called Muifa, which is expected to bring torrential rains and heavy winds as it passes by.

Boeing Co (BA.N) announced plans to launch its seven-seat spaceship on a test run to the International Space Station in 2015 using Atlas 5 rockets built by its United Launch Alliance venture.

NASA scientists said on Thursday that new evidence indicates that highly salty water may flow on Mars during its summer, which also empowers the possibility of life on the planet. The reason behind the thought that life could be possible in Mars is that compared to ice, liquid water is more likely to sustain life, a fact that stresses the significance of the latest discovery.

"There is a reason we have never gone back to the moon," says the official Apollo 18 Web site.

NASA scientists have discovered new evidence that briny water flows on Mars during its warmest months, raising chances that life could exist on the Red Planet, the space agency said on Thursday.

Scientists announced on Thursday that they saw dark, finger-like features appearing and extending down some Martian slopes during late spring through summer, which fade in the winter and return during next spring.

NASA spacecraft will launch a five-year journey on Friday to conduct a deep examination of the interior of the largest planet in the solar system to see if there is actually a hidden core below the thick atmosphere.

With 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions, noon (EDT) Friday will mark the launch of a NASA spacecraft on its deep probe to Jupiter, on a five-year mission dubbed Juno, with the hope of unfolding the origin and life of the largest planet in the solar system.

Scientists have discovered a new phenomenon on the surface of Mars which can potentially prove that seasonal water, and therefore life, could exist in the Red Planet. This new finding can help scientists big time in their search for life on Mars.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have taken high-resolution photographs of possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars, when dark, finger-like lines are seen on some Martian slopes. In the middle latitudes of the Planet's southern hemisphere.