In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the ...

Hundreds of people lined up outside of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Monday (July 28) to see five newly ...

The National Air and Space Museum reopened five galleries, its IMAX Theater, and main entrance on July 28, marking a major ...

The Smithsonian Institution is resisting an effort from Texas lawmakers to transport the space shuttle Discovery from a ...

As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges after decades in obscurity ...

Former NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins visited the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City to screen her ...

Today in the history of astronomy, President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act.

Guided tours of the historic National Academy of Sciences building offer a treasure trove of architecture, art, and stories ...

Dennis Herrmann developed a life-long interest in astronomy at an early age and got his first telescope at the age of 12. Through his 43 years of teaching at ...

Welcome to Quincy, California – where the mountain air is crisp, the pace is deliciously slow, and “traffic jam” means a family of deer is crossing Main Street.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is expected to cut at least 20 per cent of its workforce, in a ...