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Recent Heat Waves Caused By Global Warming, Study Claims

NASA researcher James Hansen is coauthor of a new paper that places the blame for heat waves over the past few years squarely on global warming.

Mars Rover Curiosity Landing, As Seen From Times Square

Space enthusiasts gathered in Times Square very early on Monday morning to glimpse the first images from NASA's new Mars rover, Curiosity.

Curiosity On Mars: More Than Intel Inside

Investors may not know that many of their technology companies played a huge part in the system design, software, features and functions. They include Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), Siemens Corp. (NYSE: SI) and General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD).

NASA Lands Car-Sized Rover Beside Martian Mountain: Photos Celebrating Curiosity

NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched the Martian surface Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. Have a look at images of the Martian surface and the happy moments at NASA following the successful landing of Curiosity.

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What We've Left On The Moon: Flags, Space Probes, Golf Balls and Statues

If the Chinese bring a flag to plant when they land on the moon in 2013, they won't be the first: American astronauts on the Apollo missions have planted six flags already. And according to recent scientific observations, five of them are still standing upright.

Climate Change Denier Concludes Global Warming Is Real, Caused By Humans

A study led by a former climate change skeptic concludes that man-made greenhouse emissions have contributed to the planet's rising temperature.

Water On Mars? Polygons Likely Formed Underneath Ancient Sea

Researchers compared images of deep-water polygonal formations on Earth's sea floor to data on similar Martian formations, and conclude that they were likely formed by similar geological processes.

NOAA's Aquarius, World's Only Undersea Lab Crippled By Budget Constraints (VIDEO)

The future of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Aquarius laboratory, the world's only undersea lab appears bleak owing to budget cuts from the Federal Government.

Peering Deep Into Space With ... A Roll Of Tape?

One NASA scientist thinks that tape could be good for more than just fixing book pages -- we could use it to make a mirror that could allow us to glimpse the fiery hearts of galaxy clusters.

Queer Science, From Alan Turing To Sally Ride

We may think of academics as a liberal, open-minded lot, but lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender scientists have had as rocky a road to acceptance in the scientific community as in other segments of society.

Tigers, Bears, And Tanks: A Strange Legacy of The Korean War Armistice

A bit of good news, from one of the scariest places on the planet, to mark the anniversary of 59 years of non-peace.

Greenland Ice Melt Just Part Of Larger Warming Trend, Experts Say

This year, Greenland's vast ice sheet is melting earlier and over a wider range than usual. That's just one sign that this year is shaping up to be a real scorcher.

NASA Satellites Reveal An Unprecedented 97% Of Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt In Mid-July

The latest measurements from three independent satellites analyzed by NASA for several days in July show that Greenland's surface ice cover has melted over an area larger than at any time in more than 30 years of satellite observations.

Tam O'Shaughnessy Buoyed Sally Ride To New Feats in NASA And Space Voyage

As news of America's first woman on space Sally Ride's death spread like wildfire, many expressed their support to her grieving family members including Tam O'Shaughnessy her partner of 27 years.

Sally Ride, First US Woman In Space, Dies At 61

American astronaut Sally Ride passed away peacefully after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from the company she founded.

Newly discovered planet UCF-1.01, discovered "just around the corner" by NASA's scientists

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Accidentally Discovers New Planet

NASA's Spitzer space telescope accidentally discovered a new planet while conducting other studies. This planet -- almost the size of Mars and covered with an ocean of molten rock -- was described by one of the space agency's scientists as being just around the corner from Earth, cosmically speaking.

NASA Telescope Captures Highest-Resolution Images Ever Taken Of Sun's Corona [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

NASA's High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) telescope recently captured, what the agency claimed, the highest-resolution images ever taken of the sun's million-degree atmosphere called the corona.

NASA’s Spitzer Telescope Finds Smaller Than Earth Possible Exoplanet

NASA’s Spitzer Telescope Finds Possible Exoplanet Which Is Smaller Than Earth, Extremely Hot And Incredibly Close

Scientists have found evidence for a new planet that could be the nearest world to our solar system. Yes, NASA astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of the Earth.

Huge Iceberg, Twice The Size Of Manhattan, Break Off Petermann Glacier In Greenland [PHOTO]

An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has reportedly broken free of one of Greenland's largest glaciers.

Russia’s Soyuz Craft Blasts Off For ISS With NASA’s Sunita Williams (PHOTOS)

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and Japan's Akihito Hoshide departed for the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sunday morning.

Scientists Dispute NASA's Arsenic-Based Life Discovery

Two science papers published July 8, 2012, disprove a major claim made by NASA-funded scientists that a new form of bacterial life that thrives on arsenic was discovered.

Arsenic-Based Life Claims Knocked Down In One-Two Punch

New research papers delivered a devastating double blow to a former NASA astrobiologist's claim to have discovered a bacterium that can feed on arsenic.

NASA Releases New Mars Rover Pictures During Martain Winter [PHOTOS]

NASA released new photos of Thursday from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity with panoramic pictures showing the terrain at Greeley Haven over four months during the most recent Martian winter.

New Mars Exploration Rover Image Released By NASA [PHOTO]

NASA released this week a stunning image produced by combining 817 photographs it was able to capture via the panoramic camera, or Pancam, on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity between Dec. 21 and May 8.

Alan 'Dex' Poindexter Dead, Former NASA Astronaut Dies In Jet Ski Accident [PHOTOS]

Alan Dex Poindexter, a former space shuttle commander, died Sunday after being injured in a water sports accident in Florida. He was 50. According to multiple news reports citing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC), Poindexter was jet skiing with his two sons near Little Sabine Bay off of Pensacola Beach, Fla.

Three Expedition 31 Crew Members From International Space Station Land In Kazakhstan [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Wrapping up a mission that lasted six-and-a-half months, three members of the Expedition 31 crew undocked from the International Space Station and landed safely in the steppe of Kazakhstan in the early hours Sunday.

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