Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency

Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of ...

The Lost History of the First ‘Star Trek’ Convention—Told by the Fans Who Ran It (Exclusive)

The rise of Star Trek fandom didn’t begin in a convention hall packed with thousands of fans—it started, improbably, in a public library. On March 1, 1969, just weeks before Star Trek would ...

The end of the ISS is looming, and the US could have a big problem

As the US sets its sights on establishing a permanent base on the moon, its foothold in an area of space much closer to home is growing more uncertain.

New documentary details Eileen Collins' history as the 1st woman to pilot a spacecraft

Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space craft. A new documentary charts her path to the stars. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Collins and film director Hannah Berryman.

Here's how you can see NASA's SLS rocket before the Artemis II launch

NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket is visible on its Florida launch pad ahead of its mission. The mission will send four astronauts ...