Mars Mystery Solved? NASA Says It'll Announce 'Major Science Finding' Monday
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration says it plans to discuss a "major science finding" as it relates to Mars this week, but few details were released.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration says it plans to discuss a "major science finding" as it relates to Mars this week, but few details were released.
Another imperative first has been accomplished in space, thanks to the crew on board the International Space Station.
NASA hopes to learn much from Monday's test launch of the vehicle they hope one day will land humans on Mars.
A test version of NASA's new Orion spacecraft will call the Port of Los Angeles home this week in an effort to educate the public about the nation's deep space exploration plans.
After several weather delays, NASA on Saturday launched a helium balloon carrying a saucer-shaped vehicle high in Earth's atmosphere to test technology that could be used to land on Mars.
Bad weather is preventing NASA from launching a "flying saucer" into Earth's atmosphere to test technology that could be used to land on Mars.
Two Los Angeles residents are vying for an unusual ticket—to Mars.
It's not exactly a flying saucer, but a new lightweight spacecraft from NASA soon hopes to invade the skies of distant planets in our solar system.
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Members of the team behind the NASA Mars rover Curiosity along with personnel at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena were set to celebrate the first anniversary of the rover's landing.
The Curiosity rover has tasted Mars' air: It's made mostly of carbon dioxide with hints of other gases.
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Project is being awarded with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's top honor – the trophy for current achievement.
The NASA rover Curiosity beamed to Earth his new song "Reach for the Stars" on Tuesday in the first music broadcast from another planet.
Gov. Jerry Brown was on hand to watch the Mars rover Curiosity take its first drive on the surface of the red planet Wednesday.
Gov. Jerry Brown is planning to visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists responsible for the successful mission to land the rover Curiosity on Mars.
Since the landing of NASA's newest Mars rover, flight director David Oh's family has taken the unusual step of tagging along as he leaves Earth time behind and syncs his body clock with the red planet.
His red-tinged mohawk almost made as many headlines as the landing of the Curiosity rover on the Red Planet.
The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to the Mojave Desert in California with its looming mountains and hanging haze, scientists said Wednesday.
Engineers, amateur skywatchers and celebrities were at JPL to cheer on the successful landing of the robotic explorer Curiosity signaled after it survived a harrowing plunge through the thin Mars atmosphere.
For the past eight months, scientists have been anxiously watching Curiosity barrel closer and closer to the red planet.
After an 8 1/2-month voyage through space, NASA's souped-up Mars spacecraft zoomed toward the red planet for what the agency hopes will be an epic touchdown.
NASA's latest tourist, the roving robot named Curiosity, will lug around a suite of gadgets to snap pictures, sniff, taste and even drill.
You may not be able to make the trip to the Red Planet with NASA's "Curiosity" rover, but Griffith Observatory is offering the next best thing.
The scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory are getting ready for Mars rover Curiosity's Aug. 5 landing.
Two men pleaded guilty to robbing and assaulting fruit vendors repeatedly in Riverside County.
The northbound 101 Freeway near Echo Park was partially shut down due to a crash, authorities say.
Five suspects jumped out of the car and fled on foot at W. 129th Street and Jefferson Avenue, through the Hawthorne residential neighborhood.
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A fireworks technician suffered serious injuries in a misfire and explosion during the La Puente fireworks show.
Two men pleaded guilty to robbing and assaulting fruit vendors repeatedly in Riverside County.
The northbound 101 Freeway near Echo Park was partially shut down due to a crash, authorities say.
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The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just one day.
Five suspects jumped out of the car and fled on foot at W. 129th Street and Jefferson Avenue, through the Hawthorne residential neighborhood.
The northbound 101 Freeway near Echo Park was partially shut down due to a crash, authorities say.
Five suspects jumped out of the car and fled on foot at W. 129th Street and Jefferson Avenue, through the Hawthorne residential neighborhood.
A fireworks technician suffered serious injuries in a misfire and explosion during the La Puente fireworks show.
An LAPD officer was grazed by a bullet after authorities say someone opened fire during a traffic stop.
One person died Wednesday and another was injured when a vehicle overturned on the 118 freeway and rolled onto a below street in Pacoima.
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Three men were arrested in the alleged robbery and killing of a 68-year-old tourist outside a Newport Beach mall.
A 69-year-old tourist was killed after suspects robbed her at the Fashion Island Mall in Newport Beach.
The resolution also urges President Joe Biden to declare the Tustin Hangar fire a national emergency.
An investigation was underway Sunday after a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in Santa Ana.
Two men pleaded guilty to robbing and assaulting fruit vendors repeatedly in Riverside County.
Here's where the find the biggest and brightest fireworks shows across Los Angeles and Southern California.
A bystander filmed the moments of a road rage confrontation that escalated into a stabbing on the streets of Ontario last Friday.
Police identified three of four people killed in a crash that ended a high-speed pursuit in Upland as teenagers.
Maria Martinez Lomeli, 74, was ejected from the backseat of a Kia Sorento when the driver lost control and veered into the center divider of I-15 on Sunday afternoon.
After a two-year KCAL News Investigation uncovered serious concerns about police selling their old weapons, a new case study has brought a new light to where agencies buy their new guns.
Thousands of guns once owned by law enforcement have been found at crime scenes, including at incidents in Southern California, an in-depth investigation has revealed.
"No teacher should have to lie as part of their job". Ross Palombo talks to a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School who says he was told to lie about class attendance, which is how the state calculates funding from your tax dollars.
The CDC recommends that at least 95% of students have the MMR vaccine in order to lower the risk of measles outbreaks at their school, but a recent KCAL News investigation shows that hundreds of SoCal schools are well below that number.
For months, migrants have arrived in Los Angeles on controversial buses chartered from Texas. With a lack of coordination from the Lone Star state, community groups stepped in to help bring things under control and helped hundreds across Southern California.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo has set a new record and retained the women's division title.
Fireworks can make dogs feel anxious and scared. Veterinarians from around the country explain why and share advice for protecting your pets and keeping them calm on the Fourth of July.
A case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, has been confirmed in a man who was working at a dairy farm in northeastern Colorado.
Across much of the U.S., owning a home now requires spending more for housing than experts generally recommend.
Ahead of July 4, here are the states where fireworks sales are legal, where they're illegal and where various restrictions apply.
Following debate, age factors in, and race shifts in Trump's direction after the first 2024 presidential debate.
President Biden met with Democratic governors on Wednesday amid concerns over his debate performance last week.
Lawyers involved with Jan. 6 prosecutions are focused on the date when the window to bring charges against defendants will close.
It's a welcome number for the candidate, who caused widespread concern among Democrats after his debate performance
With just hours to spare, Democratic legislators announced Sunday night an agreement on a Prop 47 reform initiative they plan to put on a ballot.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
When, who and how much to tip is becoming more of a question in consumers' minds.
One in four college students says they have credit card debt, according to a new survey by U.S. News and World Report. And with interest rates topping 20 percent, those students could be in debt for years. On Your Side's Kristine Lazar has more on the biggest mistakes college students are making with their credit cards.
A case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, has been confirmed in a man who was working at a dairy farm in northeastern Colorado.
The CDC says it is too early to say if this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Monday that there was a "concerning increase" of mpox, or monkeypox, cases that have been reported in the last two weeks.
Millions today owe their lives to the work of the man who devoted his career to public health, but in recent years Dr. Anthony Fauci has been targeted by a partisan, anti-science spectrum of opponents.
Gov. Newsom Saturday signed a state budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and business tax increases.
Democrat lawmakers in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state budget.
The California Supreme Court has removed a measure from the state's November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes.
Colorado wants to welcome more celebrities and movie stars to the Front Range. The state submitted a proposal to host the Sundance Film Festival in Boulder starting in 2027.
California has fined Amazon a total of $5.9 million, alleging the e-commerce giant worked warehouse employees so hard that it put their safety at risk.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo has set a new record and retained the women's division title.
The pair of rookies were introduced at the team's training center in El Segundo on Tuesday.
Promising wing Max Christie is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers with a four-year, $32 million contract, according to CBS Sports.
Paul George agreed early Monday to leave the Los Angeles Clippers and sign a $212 million, four-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and team up with Joel Embiid.
Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants hit 10 doubles to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in front of a sellout crowd of 40,428 at Oracle Park.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo has set a new record and retained the women's division title.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer.
Over a month ahead of their scheduled stop in Colorado, Neil Young and Crazy Horse canceled their entire tour, which includes the show scheduled for July 31 at Fiddler's Green.
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A mountain lion has been struck by a car and killed in northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway.
The driver of stolen Kia from South Los Angeles led deputies on a pursuit into a Hawthorne neighborhood, where five suspects jumped out of the car and ran into a residential building.
Video shows Sam Woodward answering defense attorney questions during his murder trial of Blaze Bernstein.
The Sierra Madre parade committee wanted to honor Helen Reese’s commitment to Sierra Madre.
Brandi Bakewell shares the week's news highlights: Inglewood State of the City, Festival of Masks, and the Teen Leadership Conference.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The Academy Awards will hand out filmmaking's top honor in 23 categories during the 2024 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. PDT.
Shots from the PGA's Genesis Invitational golf tournament held at the Riviera Golf Club in the Pacific Palisades.