Mars

A math teacher at a New Iberia, Louisiana, elementary school was completely stunned to learn that she won a prestigious award worth $25,000 in cash.

Lafayette's Krewe Des Chien Mardi Gras dog parade, one of the area's favorites, will be getting an earlier start to hopefully beat the rain.

A lawsuit has been filed that claims that Skittles contain a “known toxin” that makes them “unfit for human consumption.”

In one image, the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity drone are seen together, with the vast Mars landscape in the background.

Mars 2020 Perseverance rover's descent and touchdown on Mars is captured in a thrilling high-definition video. A separate microphone captured the first audio as well.

The space agency has this advice for kids “Engage [your] curious minds, get a good science education and come help us solve problems.”

The world's youngest astronaut-in-training is 18-year-old Alyssa Carson from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

On their next trip to the moon astronauts will be getting a new wardrobe.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest robotic explorer, Maven, is on its way to Mars. The Maven spacecraft blasted off aboard an unmanned rocket from Cape Canaveral on Monday. It will take Maven 10 months to reach Mars following a journey of more than 440 million miles...