News: Ellen Ochoa, the nation’s first Latina astronaut, will deliver the keynote address when World Denver hosts its annual ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Low clouds may have spoiled the view from the ground, but a Falcon 9 set a new record early Saturday as SpaceX pushes ...

February 14, 2025 \| Last updated: February 14, 2025. The Buran meaning “snowstorm” in Russian was the Soviet Union’s response ...

The two astronauts who piloted the Boeing Starliner’s first crewed test flight responded to a claim from President Donald ...

Among many highlights of 1988, George H.W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis to become President of the United States, NASA ...

Dr. Harris’ passion for space was ignited at the age of 13 when he watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Determined to ...

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

Just over 110 years ago, the Wright Brothers took flight for the first time. Just over 45 years ago, people walked on the moon. It took just over 60 years for us to go from the first powered ...

On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris Calibration Sphere into orbit around the Earth. The satellite measured just ...