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

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Students at St. Pius X Catholic School spoke with Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise during the school’s annual Space Week. Haise ...

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

NASA's powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists ...

Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democratic presidential prospect from Arizona, struck populist themes in an appearance before the Rev. Al ...