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From an artist's impression of a growing supermassive black hole to a devotee covered in mud and a covering of dried leaves, we marvel at the images that give a rare glimpse into the world that surrounds us.

Director Michael Bay used NASA's Kennedy Space Center launch pad to film many scenes from the movie.

Shuttle Atlantis is set to launch on July 8 at 11:26 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch pad technicians are in the process of closing out the shuttle's payload bay in preparation for the liftoff, reported NASA.

The lifeless moon has helium-3 in abundance that might change the face of Earth if properly mined and brought back. The recent Lunabotics competition held by NASA is a pointer in that direction.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis has been officially cleared for July 8 launch to the International Space Station at 11:26 am EDT, which will be the final flight in the 30-year-old shuttle program.

Six astronauts took shelter inside two Soyuz capsules when a piece of space debris came close to the International Space Station on Tuesday.

NASA has captured images from space of several fires raging across the Southwestern part of the U.S.

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords made a public appearance at a NASA function with her astronaut husband Monday evening, a spokesman said.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords made her first public appearance on Monday Night after being shot in the head in an attack on Jan 8.

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory may not be landing on the red planet until August 2012, but the space agency has released an animated video of the mission allowing all space enthusiasts to watch those dramatic event.

Are we alone in this whole universe? If the claims of a top Russian astronomer are to be believed, we'll encounter alien civilizations over the next 20 years.

Iran on Monday said that it is going to send monkey into space next month, the latest advancement in its space program.

Sleep is essential to human well-being whether on Earth or in the orbit. It is difficult to sleep in a strange place, especially when you are far from home.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is getting ready for its targeted launch to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:26 am EDT on July 8. Today NASA managers will meet at Kennedy Space Center to conduct the final Flight Readiness Review that is expected to confirm the currently targeted launch date.

Human civilization may come in contact with the extraterrestrial civilizations within the next two decades, according to a top Russian astronomer.

Asteroid 2011 MD, a small space rock the size of a tour bus, zipped past Earth in what was a close shave in cosmic terms. The flyby was tantalizingly close to Earth, and was at some point closer to the planet than some satellites.

An asteroid, named 2011 MD, barely missed crashing on to the Earth's surface today, but the real danger awaits us in 2182 when a gigantic asteroid may be on a collision course with this planet, astronomers warn.

An asteroid measuring 16 to 36 feet will fly by Earth on Monday, with possible viewing opportunities for a lucky few.

NASA will launch an unmanned spacecraft in 2016, aiming at collecting a sample from the asteroid 1999 RQ36, the public enemy No.1 that can also give clues to the origin of life on earth.

High-tech NASA spacecraft Dawn is set to approach Vesta by July 16. Vesta, an asteroid located in a belt region between Mars and Jupiter that's populated by many asteroids, is interesting to scientists because it's believed to be a remnant of an embryonic planet.

NASA said Asteroid 2011 MD, a hunk of rock estimated to be anywhere from 16 to 35 feet wide, is going to fly by Earth today at a distance of 7,500 miles above the surface of the planet.