NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first person to go on a spacewalk without a tether. McCandless was wearing a type ...

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in ...

A person on X posted a picture last Tuesday. The picture was one of the pieces of the Space Shuttle Challenger recovered after its explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. The picture, posted by someone with the ...

The 'scariest photo ever taken in space' has an incredible story behind it, as it captured an astronaut completely cut off from everything else.

I’ve been thinking a lot about poetry this week. Last Saturday, I sat in the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts and listened to 25 high school students recite from ...

The late space pioneer Sally Ride is the subject of a documentary, "Sally," that premiered to acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival.

We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country,” President Ronald Reagan said after the Challenger disaster ...

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued a series of reforms and the Communist Party gave up its 70-year monopoly of political power in the Soviet Union.

Join Florida Tech for a panel discussion on “The Evolution of Space Transportation,” featuring industry experts, on February 20.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued a series of reforms and the Communist Party gave up its 70-year monopoly of political ...

February 7th has witnessed a myriad of significant events throughout history, shaping the world as we know it today. February ...

This is the top museum in every New England state, according to a recent list published by Conde Nast Traveler.