The White House budget proposal for NASA in 2016 calls for a $500 million boost over the 2015 enacted budget and would keep NASA on its path to Mars.

To prepare for future colonies on Mars, NASA is asking for ideas on how to keep Red Planet astronauts safe that require minimal resupplies from Earth.

NASA aims to launch a flight test Thursday, June 4, of an innovative "flying saucer" that could help humans land on Mars in the future.

NASA's huge supersonic parachute isn't ready to land astronauts on Mars just yet.

The Arctic island has a fair amount in common with the Red Planet, at least on its surface.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says the agency's current goal of getting astronauts to Mars in the 2030s is eminently achievable

Having conquered both the moon and Cupertino, Sir Norman Foster eyes the Red Planet.

Space law prevents rovers from contaminating H2O on Mars.

Want to go to space? NASA is looking to hire a few good astronauts.

Several billion years ago, Mars had a vast ocean that may have harbored some giant waves.

Magnetic force fields may be the secret to deep space exploration.

The space agency is trying to understand what vegetables may thrive on the red planet, and how to help them do so.

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin says the $3.5 billion spent annually on the space station should go towards efforts to colonize Mars.

The space agency is planning to land its newest set of wheels on the Martian surface by early 2021.

NASA has just released an image of a unique hole on the surface of Mars.

The Mars InSight lander, developed to peer deep into the red planet's interior, is slated to launch on the morning of May 5.

It would be the first heavier-than-air craft flown on another planet.

An in-depth study into the resources and tech needed to turn Mars into Earth finds we're not quite there yet.

The plan to manufacture fuel on Mars instead of on Earth could make human missions to Mars more practical.

NASA says the unique Jezero Crater will revolutionize our understanding of Mars and its 'ability to harbor life.'

The rover was originally meant to only live for 90 days.

The delicate tremble of aspen leaves in low-wind conditions may generate enough backup energy to save and extend the life of future Mars rovers.

A newly formed crater on Mars reveals the red planet's blue underbelly.

NASA unveils new spacesuit for the first woman and next man to wear on the moon in 2024 and eventually Mars.

Life-affirming data from 1976 was dismissed as a 'false positive,' but former NASA scientist Gilbert V. Levin is speaking up.

Judges and mentors Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson talk about new food competition 'The Taste'.

A solar computer bag, which comes with charging adapters for various devices, was popular item with celebs like "Modern Family" star Rico Rodriguez.

'Golden Boy' star Theo James hates waste.

She's featured in the PBS documentary 'Makers'.

Natasha Henstridge, Gilles Marini and other celebs attend the annual event.

Animal poaching makes Silas Weir Mitchell ('Grimm') 'murderously enraged'.

Plus: The daughter of the late wildlife expert Steve Irwin stars in Hallmark movie.

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The backwoods genius of 'Billy Bob's Gags to Riches' lives high off low-brow novelties.

Plastic bag and film recycling can certainly come with a language barrier. Take this quiz to understand the vocabulary, and the world will thank you.

Comic artist Rob Lang gives animals a way to speak their piece with "Underdone Comics.'

New Zealand residents are not happy that their pristine water may be exported for bottled water. The company that wants to export it doesn't want it to go to wa

California's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is home to a natural desert oasis, complete with huge palm trees and gravel-bottom wading pools.

American employers may have paid a steep price for the eclipse, but it was just what the nation needed.

These tips will help you make a trip to any type of grocery store as zero-waste as possible.

The Climate Counts 2010-2011 Company Scorecard is now available.

For a generation, activists have built their protest movement on the scientific facts of climate change. But the facts of another kind of science — neuroscien

Because of the contentious nature of the Senate, the Supreme Court's ruling that there is not a "parallel track" for climate policy paves the way for a Washingt

After 46 years at the space agency, one of America's most famous climate scientists will now focus on rallying support for the fight against climate change.

Fearful of late summers and early springs trimming their seasons, ski areas all over the United States are calling for action on climate change policy.

In a speech in Indonesia, Secretary of State John Kerry also derided "head in the sand" climate change deniers.

Researchers present results of the ORIGIN study evaluating 12,500 patients in 40 countries.

New research finds that a relativity cheap and safe diabetes medication may help prevent breast cancer.

A group of chemicals found in personal care products may raise the risk of diabetes, a new study suggests.

Could Alzheimer's really just be another form of diabetes, caused by eating too much junk food?