After its voyage past Mars, Mariner 4 maintained intermittent communication with JPL and returned data about the interplanetary environment for two more years. But by the end of 1967, the spacecraft ...

From puzzle books where you must locate the Irish Crown Jewels with the help of a seagull, to the reason why mosquitoes love smelly socks, there’s something here for every young reader. Solve It! by ...

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First Indian astronaut in space for 41 years returns to Earth after science mission on ISS India ’s first astronaut in more ...

Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu is that escape hatch from urban madness. California has this uncanny knack for hiding paradise in plain sight, and this coastal wonderland sits just up PCH from Los ...

Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future ...

With a $621,000 award from NASA, University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist James Holden will dedicate the next three years to “predicting” the nature of life on Europa.

Mariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of ...

Officials say a union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more ...

Breakfast cereal could use a lucky charm. U.S. sales of the colorfully packaged morning staple have been in a decades-long decline, a trend back in the spotlight with news that Italian confectioner ...