Topic: Jim Bell

Obama's NASA budget: Mars takes a hit, but space science isn't dead

Two major Mars missions lost out to the James Web Space Telescope in Obama's proposed NASA budget, but there's still money for other ambitious space-science missions.

Long lived Mars rover picks prime spot to weather winter

Opportunity is hunkering down at a spot called Greeley Haven, a rocky outcrop along the rim of the Red Planet's huge Endeavour crater.

Gene Shalit leaving 'Today' show after 40 years, but not retiring

Gene Shalit will be feted Thursday on NBC's 'Today' show. After four decades of reviewing movies on television, Gene Shalit adds he's not the 'retiring' type.

Life on Mars? NASA wants Martian rocks to find clues

NASA discusses trip to Mars to bring back rock and soil samples back to Earth. Here, they could be analyzed for fossilized traces of alien bacteria.

Paging Ziggy Stardust: Scientists hail 'unambiguous' evidence of Mars lake