NASA’s Curiosity rover has been getting all the attention these last few days as it celebrates its 13th year on Mars, but its ...

Thirteen years ago, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, inside Gale crater in particular. It was originally sent to the red ...

A remarkable piece of technology, theoldest government computer still in operation, is over 25 billion kilometers (15.5 ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of the Avatar series, which centers on a moon that orbits a fictional gas giant ...

A cosmic formation known as the 'dumbbell nebula' will be visible from Earth in August. Will you need a telescope to see it?

Greenland’s ice sheet, one of the largest in the world, is retreating at an alarming rate, creating profound impacts on both ...

The congressional budget gridlock has led NASA to lay off hundreds of workers in its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which has launched numerous missions to Mars to search for signs of life. The ...