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Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.

How old is the moon? The Apollo 17 rock sample's crystallization now gives a more precise estimate for the natural satellite's age.

Holding spaceflight tickets with three companies, including Virgin Galactic, Per Wimmer is every step along the way of the development of private space travel.

In October 1968, the American human spaceflight program took significant steps toward achieving President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon

On Oct. 18, 1963, NASA announced the selection of its third group of astronauts. Chosen from 720 military and civilian applicants, the newest group of 14

On Oct. 15, 1958, the first X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft rolled out of its factory. A joint project among NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S.

Space suits are serious business. Their only purpose is insulating us sweaty and vulnerable meat sacks from the brutal and utterly inhospitable environme...

Japans first lunar module, the Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM), has successfully entered the lunar transfer orbit and is heading toward the Moon, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Monday.

For the first time, the Artemis II crew returning to the Moon next year visited the site where the European Service Module is being developed in Bremen, Germany. BELLA RICHARDS explores why this visit was so significant, and how the Artemis programme has been a symbol of global collaboration amid the ongoing tensions on Earth, and in space.

NASAs Apollo Program consisted of 17 missions in the 1960s and 1970s to send the first humans to the moon.