Charles Poladian

The official trailer for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" has premiered online and features a good look at Benedict Cumberbatch playing the titular dragon.

A New Zealand man is saying he is a "refugee" and wants to stay in the country after climate change has made his village in Kiribati uninhabitable.

Two individuals parachuted down near the World Trade Center early Monday morning and then vanished without a trace.

According to a new study, black holes might not be identical after all. They might have "hair" or other distinctive features.

NASA will send a 3D printer to the International Space Station by 2014.

The National Aquarium in Washington, D.C., will close Sept. 30 but aims to continue operating in the area.

SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 v.1.1 rocket carrying a Canadian satellite on Sunday.

Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, making it the second commercial craft to rendezvous with the ISS.

Jakiyah McKoy was crowned Little Miss Hispanic Delaware but was later stripped of her title over concerns about her ethnicity.

Arcade Fire were the musical guests for the premiere of "Saturday Night Live." The band played two songs and participated in a skit.

Coffee prices are finally declining after a decade of steady increases, but are still much higher than in 2003.

Watch Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft rendezvous with the International Space Station on Sunday, Sept. 29, beginning at 4:30 a.m. EDT, 1:30 a.m. PDT, here.

SpaceX will launch the upgraded Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday and you can watch the live stream beginning at noon EDT, 9 a.m. PDT, here.

A space disaster is the centerpiece of the film “Gravity,” and NASA discussed how the agency ensures the safety of its astronauts.

Albuquerque will play host to several "Breaking Bad" events leading up to the series finale on Sunday.

NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity has made plenty of interesting discoveries of late, including more evidence of water on Mars and a rather Earthlike rock.

Astronomers were able to compare previous observations of asteroid Vesta with new data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity has discovered water in collected soil samples from the surface of Mars.

The first two cases involving Krokodil, a flesh-eating drug, in the United States were reported in Arizona.

NASA is entering the workshop phase of its Asteroid Initiative and is encouraging the public to participate in the presentations beginning on Sept. 30.

Researchers discovered the first non-human primates, cotton-top tamarins, that whisper to each other.

A new California law will give minors a clean slate as adults by letting them erase their embarrassing online history.

A new image of the Cat's Paw Nebula reveals plenty of star formation activity in the region.

Based on new calculations, researchers believe the moon is 100 million years younger than previously thought.

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy just returned to Earth after spending five months aboard the International Space Station.

NASA's Curiosity spent months looking for methane in the atmosphere of Mars but did not find any, contrary to previously published reports.

Researchers predict the Earth will be habitable for another 1.75 billion years.

A UK scientist claims to have found proof of alien life visiting Earth but there should be some skepticism over the sensational news.

The PS4 and Xbox One were the main attractions at the Tokyo Game Show even though both consoles won't be released until 2014 in Japan.