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Mars rover's peek at rock turns up a curiosity
The first rock nuzzled by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is turning out to be a bit more unusual than scientists thought it would be. Curiosity used its ...
Bright object on Mars is likely plastic from rover
NASA says a small bright object detected on Mars is likely a piece of plastic from the Curiosity rover. The six-wheel spacecraft captured an image of ...
Mars rover Curiosity scoops, detects bright object
NASA officials say the Curiosity rover has made its first scoop of the surface of planet Mars and has detected a bright object on the ground.
Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell'
Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant ...
Mexico: Mayan ball court was celestial 'marker'
Mexican archaeologists say they have determined that the ancient Mayas built watchtower-style structures atop the ceremonial ball court at the temples ...
Robert Christy, Manhattan Project physicist, dies
Robert F. Christy, a former California Institute of Technology professor who helped design the trigger mechanism for the atomic bombs used in World ...
Mars Curiosity about to really shake things up
Mars Curiosity is about to take its first sip of the red planet's sand. But only after NASA's rover plays bartender to make sure the dry dust is ...
Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream
The NASA rover Curiosity has beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream, possibly waist-deep, once flowed on Mars — a find that ...
Statue found by Nazis made from meteorite
An ancient Buddhist statue that a Nazi expedition brought back from Tibet shortly before World War II was carved from a meteorite that crashed on ...
NYC auction offers 125 meteorites for sale
A New York City auction will offer 125 meteorites for sale, including a large chunk of the moon and a 179-pound iron cosmic rock that evokes Edvard ...
Astronauts may play role in Mars robotic missions
NASA's future plans to explore Mars may end up using astronauts as space messengers. The new idea surfaced as a special team looking for a new Mars ...
Creation views threaten US science
The man known to a generation of Americans as "The Science Guy" is condemning efforts by some Christian groups to cast doubts on evolution and ...
Endeavour swans California skies in whirlwind tour
The people became the paparazzi Friday, aiming their lenses not at the latest starlet, but toward the sky to catch a glimpse of an aging superstar ...
Eclipse season on Mars, so Curiosity took photos
On Mars, a partial eclipse of the sun isn't quite as rare as on Earth. So NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is snapping hundreds of pictures of the ...
US, Russian space trio lands in Kazakhstan
An international three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down successfully on the cloudless central Kazakhstan steppe Monday ...
11 killed in 2011 crash at Reno air races honored
Spectators and racers paid tribute Sunday to 11 people who were killed when a plane crashed into box seats at last year's Reno National Championship ...
Nation says goodbye to moonwalker Neil Armstrong
The nation bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap onto the moon. The pioneers of space, the powerful of the ...
Mars rover Curiosity wrapping up health checkups
The Mars rover Curiosity is preparing to roll again after it completes its health checkups this week, project managers said Wednesday. Since landing ...
Fewer modern farmers rely on almanacs for insights
Scott Freitas' grandmother always followed the farmer's almanac, but the fourth-generation farmer never does. Selling corn and apples at a recent ...
Decrypting Kubrick: Toronto film decodes 'Shining'
Some think Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" is a horror masterpiece. Others find it a mix between overblown fright flick and art film. Then there are ...
Visible from space: Curiosity tire tracks on Mars
NASA's robotic rover Curiosity is making its mark on Mars, in a way so big that it can be seen from space. In just one month, it's driven 368 feet on ...
NASA Dawn spacecraft traveling to dwarf planet
Next and final stop: The biggest object in the asteroid belt. After spending a year gazing at a giant asteroid, NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Wednesday ...
Jupiter-bound craft's 2nd maneuver delayed 10 days
NASA says it has postponed a maneuver planned for the Jupiter-bound spacecraft Juno. The decision comes a week after Juno successfully fired its main ...
35 years later, Voyager 1 is heading beyond the stars
Thirty-five years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is reaching for the stars. Sooner or later, the workhorse spacecraft will bid adieu to the solar ...
Astronauts, family mourn humble hero Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was a humble hero who saw himself as a team player and never capitalized on his celebrity as the first man to walk on the moon, ...