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 reason sunsets on Earth are in the red hues is because of the way light refracts off of gases and other particles in the atmosphere.

A test flight for SpaceX ended in an explosion of flames as the "Starship" capsule attempted to land in South Texas. The company and CEO Elon Musk hoped that this mission would be a big step forward in future crewed outer space missions.

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

I guess if you own a rocket company you can shoot whatever you want to shoot into outer space. It's good to be rich.

It's a rare celestial spectacle that might remind you of one of your favorite video games.

The future isn't the only thing looking up at SpaceX. I took a tour and you're invited to come along.

The internet has been having a lot of fun with the Mars Curiosity Rover landing. There were a whole bunch of memes. And, of course, there’s mohawk guy Bobak Ferdowsi, who’s successfully bridged the gap between geek and punk. But the real fun is going to begin when we start to getting hold of more of the photos and videos Curiosity is going to beam back to earth.