Wheels are down! NASA's multi-billion dollar space lab will finally begin its mission to determine if life on Mars ever existed. Here's what its successful touch-down means
Some of our galaxy's biggest, brightest stars are members of binary systems — and they're sucking the life right out of their partner stars
Scientists rank the exoplanets most likely to have the rare ability to harbor life — though the chances are still pretty slim
As the first U.S. woman sent into space, Ride became an almost literal symbol of women's ability to break the glass ceiling
Scientists reveal that underneath thick layers of cloud cover, the moon's icy surface has complex river networks and a remarkably smooth landscape
The gear of an astronaut who's completed a space walk emits what some describe as a burnt metallic stench. Now, NASA wants to recreate it
The $2.5 billion Curiosity rover has mere moments to go from 13,000 miles per hour to zero — and one small error could ruin everything
The mysterious dwarf continues to surprise scientists, as a newly discovered moon resurrects a debate over the former planet's status
American physicists throw cold water on their European colleagues' big "God particle" party. Here's what you need to know
Zero gravity does strange things to our physiology, and now researchers think it may actually make the body age more slowly
The near-certain discovery of the Higgs boson is a huge deal for scientists. Here are some reasons it might mean something to laypeople, too
After billions of dollars of research and trillions of smashed atoms, scientists may finally offer proof on July 4 that the long-sought Higgs boson particle exists
On the 35th anniversary of the mysterious Wow! signal astronomers received in 1977, we'll finally respond to what some believe was a message from extraterrestrials
German doctors have created a first-of-its-kind video that shows a baby completing its journey from womb to world, X-ray style
A European Union effort to lure girls into careers in the lab depicts women scientists as catwalking "cosmetics junkies," sparking a predictable backlash
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