On this day in 1969, NASA formally announced the prime crew selected to carry out the Apollo 11 mission, a decision that would soon mark one of the most defining moments in human history.

In July 1969, the Soviet N1 moon rocket detonated at Baikonur just days before Apollo 11, exposing how close, and how fragile, the Moon Race really was. Then an even darker launchpad catastrophe in ...

In July 1969, the Soviet N-1 moon rocket detonated at Baikonur in one of history’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions, just weeks before Apollo 11. From intelligence briefings and rushed launch ...

Neil Armstrong‘s 18k gold OMEGA Speedmaster Professional, known as the “Tribute to Astronauts” watch will be going under the hammer next month via RR auction house. This special edition watch (Ref. BA ...

While you were likely scrambling to buy last-minute Christmas presents, NASA completed a vital rehearsal for its upcoming ...

Urban renewal plans hit a snag, but a state championship basketball team and new shopping venue were positive signs.

From the Artemis II moon mission to searching for signs of life on distant plants, 2026 will be a big year for space.

David Bowie’s former childhood home in Bromley, where he wrote one of his best known songs, Space Oddity, is to open to the ...

Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A13960: Apollo 11 lunar landing mission astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins at a preflight press conference on July 5, 1969, Houston, ...

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...

Watch David Bowie bring a massive British TV audience into a new decade with the song that made him an international star.

The BBC banned a few too many tunes back in the day that really didn't deserve to get the boot. They became hits anyway, after all.