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Devastating floods in Australia. Crippling snow storms along the eastern seaboard of the United States and in Europe.  Torrential rains in South America and heavier than usual rain in Californ...

The change of seasons on Earth has been a cause for celebration since time immemorial. Caused by the tilt of Earth's axis relative to its orbital plane around the sun, seasons have profound changes...

Magnolia Science Academy, Carson, Calif., led by mentor Yunis Karaca and student captain Robert Butler, picked up top honors at the annual Invention Challenge, held Dec. 10 at JPL. The winning devi...

Comets are extremely old, icy and oddly shaped objects in our solar system. They are exciting for a few reasons:

-- Since ancient times, humans have observed comets in the sky. Roughly once eve...

Three members of the all-girl Rock N' Roll Robots student team travelled to the White House Science Fair to meet President Obama and demonstrate two robots that are their pride and joy. The 10 team...

Join Malcolm Hartley, astronomer and comet discoverer, as he speaks at a special von Karman lecture series event on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Back in 1986, Hartley discovered the comet that would officially...