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With the recent discovery of the NASA Curiosity Rover that there is no methane gas on Mars’ surface, can this lead to the end of the all-time hit discussion that there is extraterrestrial life in the planet?

On September 4, the Towercam of ABC’s KLKN television affiliate captured a flickering diamond-shaped UFO that appeared over Nebraska. The UFO sighting has sparked curiosity after previous reports revealed similar sightings that happened in Colombia.

Seeking closer cooperation with India in space data, Australia has expressed keenness to collaborate with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for sharing scientific space data to guard its 59,736-km-long coastline against tsunami and storms.

Ever wonder if there’s a job that requires you to just stay in bed, do nothing and still get paid £11,000 by NASA?

NASA is willing to pay $18,000 to anyone who will do nothing but lie down and sleep for 70 days straight. This news is not a hoax. According to NASA, the human test subject will participate in a study to determine how much a human body for 70 days can be like an astronaut's body during a space flight. The human test subject is expected to lie with the body tilted down slightly, with feet up and head down, 24 hours a day for 70 days.

The most recent findings reduce the possibility of life on Mars. It also means that the ambitions of human beings living on Mars have also been dwarfed

September has never been this better especially for fans of various sky phenomena with three amazing sky events to expect this week, Sept 16 to 21, 2013.

The video of Vsauce in Youtube debuted yesterday and it had begged some really serious questions about owning properties in the outer space and the laws which had to go along with it

NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft lift-off at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia was supposed to be the highlight last Friday, September 6, but a recently released image shows a tiny frog’s photobomb that stole the attention.

Even the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) office has finally realized the power of social media by deciding to join Instagram. After a long time, NASA is able to share the most amazing photos ever taken of the universe. Their very first image was launched last September 6.

It still remains a mystery on what lit up the Italian’s northeast skies last September 3 at around 2:30 to 2:45 am.

A hypersonic scramjet is all set to be launched from a site above the Arctic Circle this September. The project, led by University of Queensland is supported by Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and international research team of 13 partners and sponsors.

Australia gearing up for a reality show that’s out of this world. Thousands of Australians have applied for a one-way trip to Mars in a bid to start a new life at the red planet.

China has targeted to launch by yearend 2013 its first unmanned Chang'e-3 moon landing mission. The country's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence said the carrier rocket for the lunar probe has successfully passed pre-launch testing.

UFO enthusiasts are delighted to hear that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) finally admitted the existence of the mysterious Area 51. However, the U.S. government still remains tight-lipped about the reality of UFO sightings and aliens at the top-secret test site located in the Mojave Desert approximately 100 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Witness Mario Vallejo shared his UFO sighting experience through a captured video on the alien watch site Lasest-UFO-Sightings.net as well as YouTube. Mr Vallejo spotted a mysterious fuzzy white orb on Saturday, August 10, traveling across the skies of San Antonio, Texas.

With man's never-ending fascination with travelling into outer space, one company has found an interesting albeit morbid way to make space travel possible for less than $2,000. New start-up company Elysium Space is currently accepting orders to send a person's cremated remains or ashes into orbit. Dubbed by the company as a "memorial spaceflight", the first space burial will be launched from Cape Canaveral in the U.S. state of Florida.

Sky watchers have another option in viewing the 2013 Perseid meteor shower during its August 11 and 12 peak activities in case of bad weather condition, clouds obstructing the view or the night skies polluted with bright lights. Live coverage on the meteor shower will be available online at SPACE.com courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Slooh Space Camera.

People who are still undecided if they want to join the Mars One Project should perhaps drop the idea, unless a spacecraft large enough to accommodate so many people has been inventted.

The excitement for the 2013 Perseid meteor shower display mounts up as the peak activity dates of August 11 and 12 approaches. Viewers must be able to stay up all night until dawn in order to witness one of the best light shows this years producing over 50 meteors per hour as well as fireballs.

Can this pink planet called GJ 504b render a new and exciting color to our solar system?

The 2013 Perseid meteor shower is anticipated to offer sky gazers an amazing show during its peak time from August 11 and 12. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) researchers claim that a viewing bonus will be seen in the night skies for the upcoming Perseid meteor shower creates more fireballs display, hence, getting the “Fireball Champion” title.

Annual August Perseid meteor shower is one of all-time favourite meteor showers of the year and this major shower event takes place during the lazy, hazy days of summer when families are on vacation. Before you go to the event, know the meteor shower viewing tips to fully enjoy the spectacular display.

When Robert 'Hope' aka Kirobo goes to the space station to reunite with astronaut Koichi Wakata, it will be able to recognize the astronaut's face and also give an emotional response and greet him in Japanese.

Two different cities shared something in common on Saturday, July 27, as witnesses claimed UFO sightings in the area. Mysterious lights appeared on Saturday night floating above the skies of Tucson City in Arizona and Kansas City which ignited discussions on unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

Experts and spectators are anticipating the 2013 Comet ISON to be the “Comet of the Century” as it shines brightly comparable to a full moon while making its closest approach to Earth on December 26, 2013. However, astronomer Ignacio Ferrín of the University of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia claims that Comet ISON may not be an amazing spectacle due to its recent behavior.

Another UFO sighting was reported last Saturday, July 28, which took place in the Netherlands. The UFO Sightings Daily reported that a mysterious orb hovering on a lake baffled a group of young people who witnessed the rare phenomenon.

Anonymous witnesses have been reporting UFO activities in Canada this month of July. One witness filmed the mysterious lights moving about in the dark skies above northern Whitby in Ontario, Canada on July 26 while the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database revealed two more UFO sightings over Hamilton, Ontario.

A NASA spacecraft, Karen Fox, captured on video various images of a massive hole in the sun's atmosphere. The solar anomaly known as a coronal hole was estimated to be almost a quarter of the sun's size and reported to be emitting solar gas and other material into space.