Science in ancient Egypt and Greece followed a similar pattern: It thrived during good times and fell off in periods of ...

Dear reader, in the mid-20th century, the world witnessed the first great space race between the United States and the Soviet ...

On November 3, 1957, Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth, but at a terrible cost.

Today in the history of astronomy, President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act.

Since its formation in 1958, the US space agency NASA has played a pivotal role in advancing outer space exploration. Its ...

The American half of the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was commanded by Thomas P. Stafford of Weatherford, Oklahoma.

On July 29, 1982, the Salyut 6 space station fell out of space and safely burned up in Earth's atmosphere along the way.

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Yuri Gagarin became a global hero in 1961 when he became the first human to travel into space. But just seven years later, he ...

An alternate universe where the space race never stops is explored in the science fiction drama For All Mankind on Apple TV+.

A pivotal moment in American and Brevard County history unfolded as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law.