Earth & Space

Could a tiny skull unearthed in Indonesia have come from a Hobbit-like race of ancient humans?

If NASA's Juno mission encounters any extraterrestrial life on its way to Jupiter, at least we've represented the human race with LEGO figurines.

Some interesting new photography has been analyzed by researchers -- who think it could be evidence of seasonal salt water on Mars.

An incredible M9 class solar flare exploded from our sun this past weekend. Thankfully, it was pointed away from Earth -- so don't bother buying a doomsday stash of SPAM.

Yes, oxygen exists in space. No, this doesn't mean a "Space Aqua-Lung" is in development.

Now that the crew is safe at home, the shuttle Atlantis is now in a processing facility being prepared for 'retirement'.

Though the game starts out slow (you'll be moving a lot of dirt), "From Dust" actually gets pretty addicting as you progress through the game.

New photos have been released by NASA, as their Dawn spacecraft has captured stunning new imagery of asteroid Vesta.

This amazing photo captures the shuttle Atlantis docked at the ISS, with the beautiful glow of the Aurora Australis (southern lights) in the background.

Now that the final shuttle mission is away, many people are left wondering what future lies ahead for NASA.