From ancient to modern times, people have studied "the heavens" and wondered "what's out there?" Technology helps us to take a closer look. Meet the pioneers of space and aviation in this collection of stories.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle, NASA produced this 14-minute documentary (narrated by William Shatner).
During World War II, Howard Hughes designed a huge airplane made almost entirely of laminated birchwood.
This video clip, based on historical information (and, one hopes, at least a few tongue-in-cheek recreations), demonstrates the U.
The SR-71, also know as the Blackbird, is the world's fastest airplane.
This NASA video explains Super Moons (and why they are so bright and beautiful).
Scientists believe that massive stars can die.
The FAA has released an updated animation of the Tenerife crash which matches primary-source evidence with a recreation of the fatal-crash events.
In the spring of 1977, the Los Rodeos airport on Tenerife Island had only one runway.
Before the Doolittle Raiders flew to Tokyo, it seemed that Japan would win the war.
Eight days before President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, the United States launched an unmanned space capsule and a Titan II rocket.
The V-2 was developed by Hitler's team of rocket scientists, built by slave laborers and first used in September of 1944. The damage they caused, both...
What is the Milky Way? Our solar system, including the Earth, is part of a larger galaxy called the Milky Way.
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