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10 biggest US foundations and what they do
What are the 10 biggest foundations in the United States? Here they are in ascending order, based on their assets, along with a little bit about what social problems each addresses.
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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes
Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
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Briefing How dangerous are near-Earth asteroids? 5 key questions answered.
On Feb. 15, asteroid 2012 DA14, discovered a year ago, cleared Earth by a scant 17,200 miles. The same day, a smaller, unrelated asteroid that no one saw coming exploded 12 to 15 miles above Russia’s Chelyabinsk region. Events that day highlight the risk that near-Earth objects (NEOs) can pose – although to some extent, humans can counter them.
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14 acting legends over 70
Some say Hollywood may be ageist, with careers fizzling for most after they become senior citizens, but these actors and actresses buck that trend. Check out our list of 14 actors over 70 who haven't lost their touch.
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Julia Child: 10 wonderful quotes on her birthday
Julia Child is a household name when it comes to the art of cooking, but she was also known for her lively wit and bubbly personality. These 10 memorable quotes celebrate the centenary of Child's birth.
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NASA's $2.5 billion Mars rover just taking it easy for now
After traveling some 350 million miles and executing a flawless supersonic-parachute-and-sky-crane-assisted touchdown on the Red Planet, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is just kicking back and relaxing for a few days.
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President Obama to Mars rover team: 'Let me know' if you find Martians (+video)
In a congratulatory phone call to the Curiosity Mars rover team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., President Obama thanked those who helped land the one-ton robot on the Red Planet's surface, said that he looked forward to Curiosity's discoveries, and jokingly wondered aloud if he should get a mohawk.
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President Obama to congratulate Curiosity Mars rover team
The mission control team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who last week successfully landed the one-ton Curiosity Mars rover on the Red Planet, are to get a congratulatory phone call from President Obama.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover to get software upgrade (+video)
As NASA's Curiosity Mars rover prepares for its surface mission, it will download the latest version of its operating system.
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Hey, is that Mars or the Mojave in NASA rover's photo?
One of the first images from the camera atop the rover Curiosity's mast shows a Mars landscape that scientists called remarkably Earth-like, as if NASA 'put a rover out in the Mojave Desert.'
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Curiosity rover sends 3-D images of Martian surface
Using its stereoscopic navigation cameras, NASA's new Mars rover has beamed to Earth its first 3-D photos of Mars.
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What everyone is saying about NASA's Mars rover landing (+video)
The successful landing of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on the Red Planet marks a historic moment in the history of planetary science. Here's what people are saying about it.
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Curiosity Mars rover phones home to say it's doing well, is beginning surface mission (+video)
Signals sent to Earth from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover indicate that the robot is functioning normally as it begins investigating the surface of the Red Planet.
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Marvin Hamlisch remembered for musical scores on Broadway and film
The composer, who passed away Monday in California, won multiple awards for his music that was heard on stage and screen.
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First images from Mars rover reveal unexplored landscape
After a successful landing, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is beaming back images of its landing site, the Red Planet's Gale crater.
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Amazing photograph shows Mars rover just before landing
A spectacular photo taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the Curiosity Mars rover as it dangles from a supersonic parachute shortly before safely touching down on the Red Planet.
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A star is born: Mars rover Curiosity has legions of fans all a-Twitter
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity began tweeting to avid followers years before it dramatically landed on the surface of Mars. But the number of its followers just skyrocketed.
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NASA scientists get first rover's-eye view of Gale Crater on Mars (+video)
The rover Curiosity, which touched down on Mars early Monday, has so far sent back seven images of the surface, including a fuzzy profile of Mt. Sharp, the mountain in the center of Gale Crater.
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Curiosity rover beams back first photo from Martian surface (+video)
A black-and-white image of the wheel of NASA's one-ton Curiosity rover resting on Martian was the first visual proof that the craft had safely touched down on the Red Planet.
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NASA's Mars rover makes daring touchdown on Red Planet (+video)
An ambitious maneuver involving an enormous supersonic parachute and a rocket-powered sky crane safely delivered the one-ton, $2.5 billion dollar robot to the surface of Mars.
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As rover Curiosity lands, Mars exploration program fights for its life (+video)
The pinpoint landing of the rover Curiosity on Mars early Monday went as planned, to the jubilation of NASA scientists. But the budget for the Mars program is on the chopping block, as Washington grapples with debt and deficit.
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NASA's Mars program riding on a rover heading for touch down
The one-ton Mars rover named Curiosity is set to land on the red planet at around 1:31 am Eastern time.
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'Seven minutes of terror': Mars rover landing will be a nail-biter
Scientists are utilizing a complicated new 'sky crane' technique for landing the car-sized Curiosity rover on Mars Monday. The hope is that the good luck NASA has had with Mars missions will hold up.
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Search for life: Mars rover's target crater a 'geologist's paradise' (+video)
The ultimate destination of the NASA rover Curiosity is a gigantic mountain in a huge crater, where scientists will be looking for signs of life. But geologists are also excited for the possibilities right where the rover lands.
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NASA's high stakes Mars rover landing (+video)
Excitement builds up for Sunday's scheduled touchdown of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, the most complex robotic explorer ever launched.
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Mars rover: Scientists target huge crater in the search for signs of life (+video)
NASA's Curiosity probe is scheduled to make landfall on Mars early Monday. If the nail-biter landing goes according to plan, the $2.5 billion probe will be looking in a massive crater for conditions that may have once hosted life.
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Mars Curiosity Rover soon to be available as a Hot Wheels toy (+video)
Mattel has recreated a 1:64 scale miniature of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Saturday night, a part of the company's line of Hot Wheel toy cars. The die-cast replica will hit stores in September.
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Where to watch Curiosity's Mars landing? Times Square.
It's not New Year's Eve, but just beneath the ball's usual spot sits a screen which will feature NASA's coverage of the landing of its Mars probe, Curiosity, on Sunday night. Other sites around the country will also provide viewings of the landing.
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NASA's Curiosity rover completes crucial course correction en route to Mars (+video)
NASA's car sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab fired its thrusters to set in on course for its scheduled touchdown in the Red Planet's Gale Crater, where, if the landing goes well, it will begin searching for signs of habitability.
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'Star Trek' actors star in new Mars rover landing videos (+video)
William Shatner and Wil Wheaton, the 'Star Trek' icons who portrayed Captain Kirk and Wesley Crusher, appear in two new NASA videos promoting the Curiosity Mars rover, which is scheduled to land on Mars on Aug. 5.
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