At least two Challenger astronauts are believed to have survived the shuttle's explosion, enduring a harrowing 2-minute, ...

Nancy Currie-Gregg pursued her dream of becoming an astronaut despite the Challenger disaster, flying four missions into ...

On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6. This was the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger. The goal of this mission was to ...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster killed seven astronauts but disturbing evidence suggests ...

Dozens of startups working on data centers, mining and pharmaceuticals are hanging on Elon Musk's long-stalled megarocket.

The Artemis II launch on April 1, was a success. But not all launches have bee. In 1986, 7 members of the Challenger crew ...

In October 1989, a blast from the sun flung out a stream of super-powered protons. This solar storm lasted for days and ...

The most dangerous part of Artemis II’s 10-day mission is fast approaching — when the capsule plunges through the atmosphere ...

When the Soviets fell behind in the space race, the KGB launched one of history's most audacious espionage operations, hacking computers and stealing thousands of classified documents to build their ...

AI is spurring ever more data satellites in space. How humanity plans to deal with the clutter is still an open question.

Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

A personal reflection on space exploration, from Apollo to Artemis II, highlights triumphs, tragedies and human resilience.