As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for ...

Space exploration has changed how we look at the universe, but it's costly, and some of the most iconic NASA missions are ...

Following a launch scrub a week earlier, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on Nov. 12, 1981, for its second trip into space. Astronauts Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly rode the reusable, ...

Astronaut Gene Cernan risked his life during his first flight to space in 1966. A new book sheds light on NASA's Gemini ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos Damond Benningfield In 1930, Albert Einstein met with astronomers (including Edwin Hubble, at Einstein's left, back row) at Mount ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket just launched an interplanetary mission on its second-ever flight — and aced an epic landing at sea.

Blue Origin is launching another brief space flight from Texas, this time with a cryptocurrency billionaire and five other successful professionals. This will be the first commercial space flight ...

If the atmosphere were not dragged with our planet, you could utilize the insane relative wind speeds to decrease flight time ...