From the day the Soviets put an astronaut into space in April 1961, the race was on with America to get a man on the moon.

This week, several family members of Connecticut veterans, were bestowed military medals awarded to their loved ones that ...

The American Revolution started with trailblazers facing steep odds and little margin for error, solving problems by adapting ...

Despite Neil Armstrong's towering accomplishments, he remained a humble man. Armstrong, who is from Wapakoneta, Ohio, always ...

After its historic and successful Artemis II mission, NASA is all set to announce the next squad who will take the mantle ahead for Artemis III. The announcement of the Artemis II ...

History, science, art and everything in between can be found within the walls of thousands of museums around the world, so how do you narrow down the best? It’s no easy feat. The greatest museums are ...

On May 18, 1969, Apollo 10 launched on a mission to the moon. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] ( Apollo 10 was considered a "dress rehearsal" for a lunar landing. It did everything ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are once again venturing to the Moon. Nasa’s Artemis program had sent four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a mission lasting nearly 10 ...

Inside mission control during the dramatic rescue of Apollo 13. On April 17, 1970, the command module for the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down into the Pacific Ocean near the Samoan Islands with ...

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 ...