May 18, 2013; 1:37 AM ET Rain late Monday night
Rises at 6:11 AM with 13:53 of sunlight, then sets at 8:04 PM
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has swallowed its first tiny bite of Martian soil, after standing down for a spell while scientists checked out some strange bright bits in the dirt.
These stories serve to show how even the smartest among us can err, and that in fact to achieve a big breakthrough, big risks are necessary, which sometimes also involve big failures.
Buzz Aldrin says the Red Planet should be humankind's next destination.
A never-before-seen interstellar network of gas between two nearby galaxies may provide the raw material needed to fuel star formation for billions of years, scientists say.
A stunning solcar eclipse was visible for cities such as Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, on Friday, May 10, 2013.
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will perform its second-ever drilling operation soon, boring into a knobby section of bedrock dubbed "Cumberland," space agency officials announced Thursday.
The moon will block part of the sun today creating a potentially amazing "ring of fire" and you can watch the celestial sight live online.
The moon will block the sun in a potentially spectacular solar eclipse this week — a celestial event that will transform the sun into a cosmic "ring of fire" in the daytime sky.
May 13, 2013; 8:01 AM ET The 'weather layer' on Jupiter has some interesting features. NASA takes a look at how these features work.