Space movies try their best to capture something most of us will never feel. The hum of a capsule. The quiet that settles in when Earth shrinks to a blue marble. Filmmakers spend years chasing that ...

A rare photograph of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon is among thousands of space photographs in a collection up for auction at Christie's.

He was the UN secretary-general who played a crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis -- and was admired by everyone from ...

New NASA astronaut candidate Ben Bailey thinks that his 2,000 flight hours here on Earth might come in handy during a moon ...

In 1985, Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary flew together to the geographic North Pole. Forty years later, the sons of the great two explorers duplicated the feat, but by ship this time. ByJim ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Nearly 60 years ago, the world was changed forever as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to step foot on the moon. Armstrong’s iconic “That’s one small ...

Photo: NASA (outer image)/ University of Cincinnati (inner image) edited by autoevolution) How would you react if called upon to do something no human has done before and make it out alive? Can anyone ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University announced the creation of a new award dedicated to one of the most famous American astronauts and one of their most famous alumni. The Neil Armstrong Space ...

Had his pilot’s license before he had a driver’s license. He earned a Navy scholarship to Purdue. His studies were interrupted when he was called to active duty just before the beginning of the Korean ...

Purdue University announced the creation of a new prize honoring excellence in space discovery, innovation and human achievement on July 20, the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission landing on ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University — recognized globally as the Cradle of Astronauts — announced the creation of a new international prize honoring excellence over the past 10 years in space ...