When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft -- even though nobody…
http://youtu.be/LoItSvCBN0U?list=UUjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg Video Caption: Last moments of Orion descent as viewed from the recovery ship USS Anchorage. Credit: NASA/US Navy Relive…
For a brief period in the 1960s and 1970s, 12 people ventured all the way to the surface of the…
If you think the upside-down Christmas tree above is bizarre -- that's one of the latest activities of Expedition 42…
While space explorers often set their sights far out in the Solar System -- or even beyond -- we can't…
http://vimeo.com/31799422 Video Caption: Animation details NASA’s Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission launching on Dec. 4. 2014. Credit: NASA It’s…
Africa is home to 7 out of 10 of the world's fastest-growing economies. It's population is also the "youngest" in…
Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock seen here retires NASA’s 135th and final shuttle mission takes flight on July 8,…
Where will YOU be on August 21st, 2017? Astronomy is all about humility and thinking big in terms of space…
Just hours after announcing that it plans to put a robotic lander on the moon in the next decade, the…