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.
In July of 1969, Apollo 11's trip to the Moon has many highlights including Armstrong and Aldrin's walks on the lunar surface and their successful ret...
In this video, we see NASA's compilation of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's walks on the Moon during the world's first manned "moon landing.
At 02:56 UTC, Neil Armstrong stepped foot on Earth's Moon. It was still July 20, in North America, at the moment the first human being became a "Man o...
On the 16th of July, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched into space.
Some people wondered whether Apollo 13 should have had that number..."13." When a life-threatening situation developed, how did collaboration between ...
This video, from NASA, depicts the 11 April 1970 launch of Apollo 13 (from three different angles) atop the mighty Saturn V rocket.
Scientists predicted that Asteroid 2012 DA 14 - about half the size of a football field - would fly past Earth on the 15th of February, 2013.
On the 15th of February, 2013, Asteroid 2012 DA 14 was expected to travel within the Earth-Moon system.
Astronomers around the world expected that Asteroid 2012 DA 14 would be approximately 17,200 miles from the Earth's surface when it passed overhead on...
Asteroids are space rocks which travel extremely fast.
On the 27th of March, 1977, two Boeing 747s approached each other on the same fog-shrouded runway.
Although 583 people died when two Boeing 747s collided in Tenerife, some individuals aboard the Pan American flight survived.
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