Following a launch scrub a week earlier, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on Nov. 12, 1981, for its second trip into space. Astronauts Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly rode the reusable, ...

Inside the American Museum of Natural History's glass cube, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and ...

UCF is hosting its ninth-annual Space Game, and there’s no opponent more fitting for it than Houston. UCF was founded as ...

Metro is offering free rides to Houston area voters on their way to the polls this election season. Starting Monday, when early voting kicks off, passengers on a Metro bus or light rail just need to ...

Since ancient times, humans have celebrated the winter holidays with lights, marking the point when we're halfway out of the ...

Space exploration has always pushed the boundaries of human achievement, but not everything launched beyond our atmosphere ...

The YouTube science educator reflects on internet fame, balancing vulnerability with privacy, and why curiosity is one of ...

Creator and entrepreneur Hank Green, known for his YouTube videos on channels such as Crash Course and SciShow, will speak at Space Center Houston next month. "An Evening with Hank Green" will take ...

'Opportunities like this are being offered to help enrich our students’ lives and inspire them to pursue careers in fields where they can not only thrive but also bring back solutions to their ...

Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation has teamed up with Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, to launch a new science, technology, engineering, and ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Despite a technical issue regarding the launch escape system, SpaceX was able to send up Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission early Wednesday morning. The four astronauts — three of whom ...