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A magnetic filament erupted on Tuesday in the Sun, which is heading towards the Earth. The eruption might stimulate auroras particularly in the polar regions on December 3.

Armed with new researches and discoveries, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is back in the news again. While NASA promised to provide insights into its findings on astrobiology on Thursday, there have been several other developments at the agency this week.

The U.S. government had been secretly sheltering Nazi war criminals for several years and has clashed with other nations over their fate, a 600-page report, which the Department of Justice has tried to keep hidden from the public, reveals.

The U.S. Air Force's unmanned space shuttle is set to return to earth by next week, after spending seven months in the planet.

The blogosphere is rife with speculation about what NASA will say in its press conference tomorrow.

Earth and space science missions developed by federal agencies in collaboration become more complex, costly and risky due to divided responsibilities and accountability, according to a new research.

Two Americans and a Russian have landed safely in Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft after ending their 5-1/2 month stay at the International Space Station.

In a radical twist to NASA's accomplishments, British author Nick Redfern has raised many questions on the space agency efforts in exploring outer space, including the Apollo moon landings, the controversial face on Mars, UFO sightings and other secret space programs, in his new book NASA Conspiracies.

Researchers have found that one of the Jupiter's stripes that disappeared last spring is now showing signs of a comeback. The latest observations will help scientists better understand the interaction between Jupiter's winds and cloud chemistry.

Even as scientists are warning that the increasing global warming could be a threat to aquatic species, NASA researchers have determined that Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change.

SpaceX, which aims to be the first private company to launch manned space vehicles, reached another milestone with its Federal Aviation Administration License for re-entry to Earth's atmosphere.

The antimatter bomb described in Dan Brown's book Angels and Demons is close to becoming reality as scientists at CERN have created antimatter.

Astronomers may have found the youngest black hole ever, offering the first concrete evidence that they are formed in supernovas.

NASA turns to cloud computing to support its rovers Spirit and Opportunity as they scout the Martian terrain.

Venus, Mars, Saturn align with crescent Moon pop out of the western twilight before the Perseid meteor shower, which is caused by debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle.