Named Kohoutek 4-55, the nebula was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. What is it? Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 ...

All five NASA astronauts on the classified STS-28 mission had military backgrounds. But only two of the defense department’s corps of 27 shuttle payload specialists made it to orbit. NASA The ...

Space Shuttle mission STS-93 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida twenty years ago in 1999 to begin an eventful ascent into low Earth orbit. Shuttle Columbia, with NASA’s ...

Starting with return-to-flight mission STS-114 (July 2005), NASA added a 50-foot extension to allow the crew to examine the shuttle’s belly for signs of foam impact damage. Michael Klesius is an ...

Blue Origin is set to launch its first all-female crew into space today, with the event livestreamed for global viewers.

Soviet Union’s cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to travel to space. Lasting there for just 108 ...

Since its inception in 1966, Star Trek has inspired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts who believed in Gene Roddenberry’s vision of space exploration.

Her first mission, STS-87 in 1997, was aboard the Space Shuttle ... millions to dream beyond boundaries and reach for the stars." NASA recognised her contributions by posthumously awarding her ...