On Space Exploration Day, we commemorate one of the greatest achievements in the history of our Republic: landing Americansupon the surface of ...

July 20, 2026, marks International Moon Day, established by the United Nations to commemorate the historic Apollo 11 landing.

Laying the foundations for space exploration -- World War II paves the way for space exploration -- Making space exploration real -- The Space Age dawns -- The race to the moon -- New nations, new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. The Space Race, a fascinating era of the 20th century, captivated the world with its heroic goals ...

Could the moon landing have been an international program? Roger D. Launius President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria. National Archives and ...

The issues affecting you. Revealed. Explained. Discussed. Now on WGAL 8 InFocus. Hello, I'm Susan Shapiro. Americans have been reaching for the stars since the launch of explorer one in January 1958.

Two versions of history began when, one fall night in 1957, a two-stage rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and deposited a Soviet satellite called Sputnik into orbit around Earth. The ...

USA 250 Most Treasured Views is a USA TODAY Network- El Paso Times project exploring places across America with historical and cultural significance, created in celebration of the USA 250 initiative ...

Since humanity first gazed up at the night sky, we’ve been driven by an insatiable curiosity to understand what lies beyond our pale blue dot. The past six decades of space exploration have delivered ...