In “The Islands and the Stars,” Subodhana Wijeyeratne charts how Tokyo’s space program has changed over the past century.

These are some of the best space museums in the United States that showcase space exploration through interactive exhibits, artifacts, and real-life stories from astronauts.

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Guion Bluford became the first African American astronaut to travel into space.

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Elon Musk’s move last week to combine SpaceX and xAI has created one of the world’s biggest and most valuable private ...

Amy Shira Teitel says past Moon missions delivered a clear purpose and impact, while Artemis II lacks clarity, ...

Alan Shepard’s playful experiment captured something equally important about exploration: the unmistakably human urge to ...

Humans haven’t been back to the moon since the Apollo moons program ended over five decade ago. The reasons why go beyond science, according to experts.

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Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...