The 40-year-old extraterrestrial distance record was broken on 16 May 2013.

This was followed by a lengthy exploration of the red planet for nine years. The six wheeled robot created a new record by travelling a grand distance of 35.760 kilometers from the time it landed on the red planet in year 2004.

The Kepler spacecraft has lost the second of the total four weeks that operated the orientations of the telescope. The planet hunting telescope belonging to NASA has broken.

A song from David Bowie's new video album `The Next Day' has caused an online buzz this week.

The recordings of Canadian Astronaut Mr. Chris Hadfield have made him a big man today. His records of the version of Space Oddity that were recorded on board the International Space Station have turned the spaceman famous among Twitter and Facebook users.

A new study has come up with facts that people with dark skin are also vulnerable to harmful effects of ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun and indoor tanning beds. Researchers said people with fair skin are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer and other problems associated with exposure to the sun.

According to a new report, the price disclosure is highly likely to deliver almost 70% of the $18 billion of savings that the Government is expected to gain through PBS reforms by 2017-18.

Fat tax will not be imposed on fast food and the government will encourage education programmes to battle obesity.

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Monday that a study by the government-funded Australian National Preventive Health Agency is not intended towards takeaway tax.

According to a new survey, almost 20% of Aussies admitted they find it difficult to access palliative care services for their dying loved ones. The survey was organized by the Palliative Care Australia. It found 17% of those caring for a loved one in their final days considered it tough to access palliative care.

According to a research, thousands of Australian babies are being born to mothers with mental health problems. The research highlighted the need for early intervention and support.

A sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta denied her family to provide treatment in February. Critics blamed that a pilot health insurance scheme overwhelmed the city's public hospitals.

Protesters marched on Whitehall on Saturday in a bid to protect NHS from privatization. Health workers, trade unionists, campaigners and politicians marched from Jubilee Gardens in South Bank and over Waterloo Bridge.