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At NASA's Day of Remembrance, Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space, and the other six members of the Challenger crew were ...

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For 73 seconds, a crowd of excited Americans looked to the sky in wonder and awe as they waved goodbye to the crew aboard ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for one of its most ambitious scientific adventures yet, the Comet Interceptor ...

An image captured by NASA's Terra satellite on Dec. 26 appears to show that the iceberg has sprung a leak because of the weight of the pooled water, NASA said. All of these signs indicate that the ...

King William should have seen his demise coming, according to the medieval omen experts of his era. Halley’s comet appeared ...

The British astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley was not, after all, the first to understand the cycle of the comet ...

In 1986, Wilmington's Hoggard High School students could smoke on campus and parked at Long Leaf Mall. Teen social life often centered around Independence Mall's arcade and Wrightsville Beach. The ...

In late April 2026, a long-period comet will swing through the inner solar system. It will likely be visible with binoculars, and there's a small chance it could be seen with the naked eye. When you ...

Disaster struck during the reentry as the crew, after spending 15 days in orbit, returned. The cause of the disintegration of ...