Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger knows it was a national tragedy. But dig a little deeper, and it's even more heartbreaking.

This January marks 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a moment that forever changed the nation and deeply ...

This January, NHPR marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger shuttle disaster with a multi-part series honoring the life, ...

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched into unusually cold conditions. Engineers had raised concerns about rubber seals failing in low temperatures, but the launch proceeded anyway ...

One of the joys of living in “flyover country” is the annual state fair. It is a mix of traveling circus, amusement park, ...

As the Democratic and Republican parties have become more dogmatic, a growing number of Americans are saying, “A plague on ...

On June 28, 1983, Sally Ride became the first female in space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. In September 1983, NASA announced that Anna would become the first mother to go into space when she was ...

Trump’s Yuletide message lacked such poetry. Instead, he shouted out a seasonal dose of his most dystopian rhetoric. The only crisis is the one that has pulled his approval rating down to 39%, ...

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Board of Education has reportedly approved a $40 million bid from Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG), the world’s largest ...

The last two decades of the 20th century were packed with newsworthy events, and some of them coincided with the year of your birth.