The cosmos is truly magnificent, partly due to how massive it is. No matter how much we learn about space, there are always new incredible things to discover, each more amazing than the last. If ...

October 24, 1960 - The first space-related fatalities occur when a rocket explodes at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, killing 165 people, including Air Marshal Mitrofan I.

NASA's Space Sierra Dream Chaser: In Washington, NASA and Sierra Space have agreed to a major shift in the future of the Dream Chaser spacecraft. This marks a huge turning point in America’s space ...

Science is full of weird and wacky things. From the way our bodies work to the way that light moves through space, there's a lot that can surprise and intrigue us. Now, a bunch of users on Reddit have ...

The SPACE Act facilitates a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment, creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, ...

Think about space for a couple minutes, and it’s pretty cool. Think about space for a couple hours, and you might be on the verge of an existential crisis. Even if you want to fight your anxiety over ...

Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the first Space Shuttle, Columbia. It also happens to be 60 years since the first human flew into space, Russia's Yuri Gagarin. Here are commonly ...

It stands up to 118 meters (387 feet) tall and towers over most structures on Earth. It also includes the Statue of Liberty. Further, its massive height allows it to carry astronauts, Orion, and cargo ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Back on April 12, 1981, the space shuttle roared to life for the first time. Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying two astronauts – a moonwalker, John Young, ...