On this day in 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis rolled to a stop on the runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, completing a successful and historic eight-day journey in orbit. The mission, designated ...

Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003, a dinner-plate sized piece of insulating foam tore off the space shuttle Columbia’s orange external tank and impacted the leading edge of the ...

Whether it's a sprained ankle or a backpack at the airport, X-ray images are an everyday occurrence in many areas. Empa ...

Discover how non-destructive X-ray methods reveal the interior of the EURECA satellite, impacting future reusable space ...

A number of astronauts have been stuck in space due to unfavorable weather at the landing site. Returning to Earth is a ...

It is rare for satellites to return to Earth intact after their mission in space – one example is the European satellite EURECA. Empa researchers ...

A survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday. "As we were going through the surveys we did ...

Downtown Dawson Creek isn’t where you might expect to take a tour of the history of the Space Race. But hidden inside an ...

Inside the American Museum of Natural History's glass cube, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space has some of the city's best astronomy programming. The hall ticket ...

From all-inclusive resorts to under-the-radar coastal towns, these beach vacation winners from Good Housekeeping's 2026 ...

The Norfolk Forum is proud to present Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., USMC (Ret.), the 12th Administrator of NASA and a ...

The next trip to space for Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner spacecraft won’t have a crew on board after NASA announced changes ...