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 ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

However, the mission almost ended in disaster and this 1995 blockbuster directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and ...

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

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...

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

In 1962, NASA’s Flight Research Center in California approved the construction of a prototype lifting body aircraft, which became the M2-F1, also known as the “ Flying Bathtub .” The designation is ...

He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?

Be candid, don’t overpraise and, as I discovered, other family members can be an unreliable source of information ...

Which is why it’s fortunate there’s another orbit, even closer to Earth, that promises to help alleviate the crowding. It’s ...