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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke for over an hour Thursday night in a hotly anticipated discussion about Starship, which the company hopes will one day take humans to Mars and that will play a key role in NASA's plans to return humans to the moon.
A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.
After a long weekend without any updates or imagery from the Perseverance Mars rover, NASA released a spectacular bounty of video Monday, including never-before-seen footage capturing the hair-raising descent to the surface of the red planet.
NASA made history Thursday when its most advanced Mars rover landed successfully on the red planet to begin a mission to find signs of ancient life.
A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates, created in partnership with UC Berkeley and other U.S. universities, swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.
Along with running Bay Area electric car company Tesla, Elon Musk has spent nearly two decades rallying SpaceX fans around his goal of colonizing Mars.
Have you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut? As NASA prepares for a manned launch to the International Space Station this year and with missions to the Moon and Mars on the drawing board, the agency announced Wednesday it will begin taking application for future astronauts.
Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts and using robots to explore space over sending humans to Mars an AP co-sponsored poll shows.
NASA's InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble on Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected.
A huge lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in Mars, raising the possibility of finding life on the red planet, scientists reported Wednesday.
A NASA rover on Mars has been knocked out by gigantic dust storm that envelops the planet and blots out the sun.
Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.
NASA's newest Mars explorer has busted out of Earth orbit and is zooming toward the red planet.
A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides.
Six years after last landing on Mars, NASA is sending a robotic geologist to dig deeper than ever before to take the planet's temperature.
The space agency says it is working on creating a swarm of robot bees that will fly around the surface of Mars.
Elon Musk issued yet another incredibly ambitious timeline.
SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed the new, more distant route for his rocketing Tesla Roadster, which was launched aboard the company's Falcon Heavy from Florida.
President Donald Trump wants to send astronauts back to the moon.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has given more details about his plan to colonize Mars.
Europe's experimental Mars probe hit the right spot - but at the wrong speed - and may have ended up in a fiery ball of rocket fuel when it struck the surface, scientists said Friday.
A senior European Space Agency official says that the signal from the experimental Schiaparelli probe cut off before its landing on Mars, which he says isn't a good sign.
President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to reinvigorate his six-year-old call for the U.S. to send humans to Mars by the 2030s, a mission NASA has been slowly and quietly trudging away at.
President Obama wasn't sure if Leonardo DiCaprio was acting or just plain crazy when he said he's got dibs on the first manned space voyage to Mars.
If SpaceX founder Elon Musk's plan to establish a city the size of San Jose on Mars sounds like science fiction, then consider the name of his first passenger ship.
Santa Cruz Police arrested two juveniles Tuesday who were accused of beating and stomping a homeless man last week in Santa Cruz, according to department officials.
Stanford chemistry professor Carolyn Bertozzi got a pre-dawn wake-up call Wednesday that has changed her life forever.
It seems there is simply no relief for Bay Area motorists when they go to fill up the tank. The cost of a gallon of unleaded was inching toward all-time record highs Wednesday morning with no immediate relief in sight.
Ballistics tests have linked the fatal shootings of six men and the wounding of one woman in California — all potentially at the hands of a serial killer — in crimes going back more than a year.
Charles Fuller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the searing and acclaimed "A Soldier's Play" who often explored and exposed how social institutions can perpetuate racism, has died. He was 83.
Santa Cruz Police arrested two juveniles Tuesday who were accused of beating and stomping a homeless man last week in Santa Cruz, according to department officials.
Stanford chemistry professor Carolyn Bertozzi got a pre-dawn wake-up call Wednesday that has changed her life forever.
It seems there is simply no relief for Bay Area motorists when they go to fill up the tank. The cost of a gallon of unleaded was inching toward all-time record highs Wednesday morning with no immediate relief in sight.
Ballistics tests have linked the fatal shootings of six men and the wounding of one woman in California — all potentially at the hands of a serial killer — in crimes going back more than a year.
Volunteers in the South Bay have made water conservation a way of life. Among them, an 8-year-old 'lawnbuster' who's giving back to his community, one drought-resistant yard, at a time.
Thousands of service men and women have descended upon San Francisco for Fleet Week 2022, all with big appetites.
A water main break in San Francisco created a sinkhole Tuesday afternoon, blocking traffic and flooding homes along a main thoroughfare in the city's Richmond District.
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in Pacifica early Tuesday morning, police said.
The Blue Angels will amaze and delight audiences across the Bay once again with their storied air show during Fleet Week festivities from Friday through Sunday.
An equipment problem in the Transbay Tube connecting the East Bay to San Francisco triggered delays in the Tuesday morning commute.
Ballistics tests have linked the fatal shootings of six men and the wounding of one woman in California — all potentially at the hands of a serial killer — in crimes going back more than a year.
A woman died following a hit-and-run collision Monday night along a main thoroughfare in East Oakland, police said Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Justice sent a $1.5 million grant to Contra Costa Health Services to help develop public health strategies to reduce community violence, county officials announced Tuesday.
Livermore police said security cameras captured footage of a mountain lion in someone's backyard Monday morning.
The Vallejo Police Department announced Monday it fired one of its officers for violating its policies, including the use of deadly force when it was "not objectively reasonable," in the fatal shooting of a San Francisco carpenter two years ago.
Santa Cruz Police arrested two juveniles Tuesday who were accused of beating and stomping a homeless man last week in Santa Cruz, according to department officials.
Stanford chemistry professor Carolyn Bertozzi got a pre-dawn wake-up call Wednesday that has changed her life forever.
It seems there is simply no relief for Bay Area motorists when they go to fill up the tank. The cost of a gallon of unleaded was inching toward all-time record highs Wednesday morning with no immediate relief in sight.
Volunteers in the South Bay have made water conservation a way of life. Among them, an 8-year-old 'lawnbuster' who's giving back to his community, one drought-resistant yard, at a time.
Police in Mountain View on Tuesday announced the arrest of a suspect following a months-long investigation in connection with child abuse sexual material, according to authorities.
At the five-year anniversary of the October 2017 Wine Country wildfires, a new reality has settled in for Northern California.
Authorities in Merced County have a person of interest in their custody who, they say, is connected to the kidnapping of a family of four from a local business.
After multiple years of massive wildfires burning up neighborhoods and choking Northern California skies, the Napa County Fire Department is being proactive about preventing future fires.
A Windsor man on conditional release from prison who was suspected in the weekend assault and carjacking a 67-year-old man in Santa Rosa turned himself in Tuesday morning, authorities said.
More than a dozen homes have been evacuated in Corte Madera because of a gas leak.
Sean Manaea allowed only one hit in six shutout innings and the San Diego Padres wrapped up the fifth seed in the NL playoffs, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-2.
Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, sending the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Oakland's last-ditch effort to revive an antitrust lawsuit against the National Football League over the Raiders' move to Las Vegas in 2020.
Pinch hitter Tony Kemp had an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, capping a spirited comeback that sent the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Joe Musgrove pitched six shutout innings in a potential postseason tune-up and Wil Myers homered to cap a seven-run eighth that carried the San Diego Padres past the San Francisco Giants 7-4.
Santa Cruz Police arrested two juveniles Tuesday who were accused of beating and stomping a homeless man last week in Santa Cruz, according to department officials.
Ballistics tests have linked the fatal shootings of six men and the wounding of one woman in California — all potentially at the hands of a serial killer — in crimes going back more than a year.
Police in Mountain View on Tuesday announced the arrest of a suspect following a months-long investigation in connection with child abuse sexual material, according to authorities.
Authorities in Merced County have a person of interest in their custody who, they say, is connected to the kidnapping of a family of four from a local business.
A woman died following a hit-and-run collision Monday night along a main thoroughfare in East Oakland, police said Tuesday.
The European Union is one step closer to forcing Cupertino-based Apple and other electronics vendors to use a single charging standard for devices such as phones and tablets.
Tesla CEO had faced long odds of convincing a court to let him walk away from his $44 billion acquisition.
Elon Musk drew backlash on Monday from Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his unsolicited advice on how to bring about "peace" amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.
Tesla announced its delivery and production numbers for the third quarter Sunday, reporting 343,000 total deliveries and 365,000 vehicles built, falling below analysts' forecasts.
GM's self-driving car subsidiary Cruise said earlier this year that it wants to add as many as 5,000 more robo-taxis to American streets, including in San Francisco.
Regional grocery sold recalled Brie and Camembert in gift baskets and other products in eight states.
Doctors who spread coronavirus lies could be disciplined for unprofessional conduct in California under a law signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District will lift its onboard mask mandate Sunday for the first time since early June.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills Thursday intended to protect and bolster access to health care for transgender children and adults.
Contra Costa County health officials lifted a trio of health orders this week that expanded the availability of COVID-19 testing in the early months of the pandemic.
Elon Musk has gotten into a Twitter tussle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the tech billionaire floated a divisive proposal to end Russia's invasion.
He is asking for punitive damages of $475 million.
It looks like Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes gets to stay out of prison for a few more weeks.
Elon Musk drew backlash on Monday from Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his unsolicited advice on how to bring about "peace" amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.
Over 100 city workers went on strike in Santa Cruz Monday as negotiations on a new labor contract passed a union deadline, and union leaders said in a statement that residents should expect delays and pauses in some city services.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills Thursday intended to protect and bolster access to health care for transgender children and adults.
A new law in California will help military service members who were discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" policies reestablish their eligibility for Veterans Affairs benefits.
A historic movie premiere in San Francisco's Castro District Sunday night drew more than a thousand people to the theater.
Oakland Pride returned Sunday for the first time since the pandemic as cheerful crowds filled several city blocks for the all-day festival.
The Billy DeFrank Community Center, the heart of the South Bay's LGBT community, unveiled a larger-than-life mural honoring its namesake on Friday.
Charles Fuller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the searing and acclaimed "A Soldier's Play" who often explored and exposed how social institutions can perpetuate racism, has died. He was 83.
Loretta Lynn's frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music.
Kinetic British alternative-rock duo Blood Red Shoes kick off their first headlining U.S. tour since 2014 with this show at the Starline Social Club in Oakland Thursday night.
Kardashian is paying the settlement without admitting to or denying the SEC's findings, the agency said.
The star of the Disney+ series "Big Shot," whose looks and charm earned him a devoted following as Uncle Jesse in the sitcom "Full House," talks about fame, rehab, and the impact of the death of his friend Bob Saget.
Imagine getting a bunch of tax documents telling you and the IRS about a large sum of money you made when, in fact, you never received a penny of it.
Many in the Bay Area want their Ukrainian relatives to find safe haven here but the obstacles they're facing are formidable.
The state of emergency that San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared for the Tenderloin last December has a lot of people talking but no one is paying closer attention than the people who live there.
One of the hottest real estate markets is not in the Bay Area. In fact, it's not even in our world. It's at your fingertips in an alternate reality known as the metaverse.
A group of Bay Area scientists have unraveled some surprising secrets about post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD which one day could lead to better therapies and treatments.
One thing is likely for certain there will be more twists and turns in the Elon Musk-Twitter takeover drama
Fog burns off, temperatures heat up
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