The successful mission of Apollo 11 opens an epoch of manned lunar exploration. What questions should this exploration seek ...

National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler looks ahead as the organization’s next evolution — The Museum of ...

Humans have been obsessed with Mars for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that we began to have actual breakthroughs in our journey to Mars. In July of 1965, NASA’s Mariner ...

Space exploration is constantly fueled by mankind's desire to reach further and learn more about the cosmos. A new book, "The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the ...

When astronauts launch into space, they leave behind family, friends, and earthly possessions to complete critical, ...

Maps have shaped human history far more than many people realize. Long before satellites and digital navigation existed, maps helped civilizations trade, travel, wage wars, and explore unfamiliar ...

A couple hiking in the Shamshu region of Jupiter’s moon Io watches as a lava geyser sputters to life beyond the distant hills. Amazing vistas of cliffs and jumbled terrain colored by sulfur compounds ...

Astronaut Neil Armstrong transmitted that striking statement back to Earth on July 20, 1969, from the surface of the moon. President John F. Kennedy made the dramatic pledge in 1961 to land a man on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The complex history of humanity's exploration helped forge our urge to head out to space, argues ...

Cutting-edge ROVs and ocean-mapping drones helped to find and identify the long-lost wreck of the World War II-era Japanese destroyer Teruzuki, rewriting history in the process. Jesse Orrall ...