Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades ...

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Did you know that the science of personal space has a name? It’s called proxemics, and you can entertain yourself on the web by looking at a host of films showing how people maintain a sense of ...

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lingokids, the #1 learning app for kids, is excited to introduce its latest educational innovation: a brand-new space-themed curriculum developed in collaboration with ...

CAPSTONE mini-spacecraft is checking out a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NHRO), the future location of the Gateway. Image credit: Advanced Space NASA’s Moon mission mouthful, the Cislunar Autonomous ...

Alexandria, VA – Challenger Center for Space Science Education is pleased to announce that Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe’s original lessons are now available for teachers on the Challenger Center ...

Though my feet have remained on Earth the entirety of 2025, my mind spent a surprising amount of time in space. When I was a kid, I'd do deep dives of space and planets. I had a composition notebook ...

Aeolus' demise may pave the way for similar efforts in the future. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The European Space Agency (ESA ...

First grade teachers dressed as astronauts and led students in space-themed lessons recently at McCordsville Elementary School, including exploring an author’s purpose, helping “rescue” an astronaut ...

The plight of Gemini 8 seemed desperate enough while it tumbled out of control on its high orbit. Last week, when the perils of that wild ride were reviewed at a Houston press conference, Astronauts ...