Researchers have been asking this question for more than 70 years, over a decade before people even made it to space. This ...

On Monday, Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch vehicle brought six women into space, roughly 62 miles above the earth’s surface, for the first all-women crewed flight since a solo mission in 1963. The ...

FOR THE NEW SHEPARD PROGRAM. THE SANDS SPACE HISTORY CENTER HAS REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC. THAT’S JUST OUTSIDE THE SPACE FORCE STATION GATES ON CAPE CANAVERAL. AND VISITORS ARE TELLING WESH TWO IT’S A ...

More than three decades after making history aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dr. Mae Jemison continues to inspire the next wave of space travelers while championing science and education on Earth.

"I do believe that from the older missions there is data that has been lost and we're never going to find it." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The story of Laika, the first dog in space, feels like the beginning of an inspirational biopic. She began as a stray in Moscow and was lovingly given the name Kudryavka(Russian for "little curly one" ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

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When the Dragon spacecraft launched Tuesday atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the vehicle carried the private astronauts farther into space than humans have reached in more than half a century. Two days after ...