Back in 1966, a NASA spacecraft carried people far above the Earth's surface, setting a new altitude record and giving us a gorgeous view of the planet below. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

JACKSON, MI - By 1966, the United States was in a Cold War and a hot race with the Soviet Union. The race was for space. NASA was 8 years old, and the group was traveling the world to generate ...

This print is of NASA red-numbered image #S-66-62926. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, pilot of the Gemini 12 spacecraft, is seen in a self-photograph during extra-vehicular activity in 1966. James Lovell was ...

Cambridge and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration yesterday moved one step closer to the construction of NASA's $60 million electronics laboratory in the eastern part of the City M.I.T.

The jig may be up for an "asteroid" that's expected to get nabbed by Earth's gravity and become a mini moon next month. Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old ...

Fifty-four years ago, NASA launched the Surveyor 2, an uncrewed mission to explore the surface of the Moon. Alas, the spacecraft went into a tumble en route after a failed course-correction burn, and ...

When it comes to decorating their front yard for Halloween, Ken and Julie Kovacin’s visions go far beyond the typical jack-o’-lantern. This year, they went all the way back to the early days of space ...

Surveyor 2 launched on a Centaur/Atlas rocket in September of 1966. The upper stage, called Centaur, was lost in space until it returned to Earth's orbit this November. Courtesy of NASA / 1966 In ...

Surveyor 2 crashed on the moon in 1966. Astronomers think they’ve spotted a piece of the mission that kept going deeper into space. By Katherine Kornei Dec. 2: This article has been updated with ...

It's no asteroid and the rediscovery shows how easy it is to lose stuff in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A misunderstood ...

The jig may be up for an "asteroid" that's expected to get nabbed by Earth's gravity and become a mini moon next month. Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old ...