Space shuttle Discovery, NASA's fleet leader and the world's most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time on on April 17 to be delivered to the Smithsoni

Dailey, director of the museum, in a statement released Monday. "At the Udvar-Hazy Center, Discovery will be seen by millions of people in the coming years, esp

Residents of the Big Apple may catch sight of an unusual sight over their famous skyline this week: a NASA space shuttle riding atop a jumbo jet.

NASA's prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise, which had been on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum since 2003, is set to fly to the Big App

Space Shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies over New York City prior to landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Apr

The Enterprise and Endeavour both have temporary displays, but their museums need help to make plans for permanent homes a reality.

Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on June 3 when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first half o

Former astronaut Alan "Dex" Poindexter, 50, a space shuttle commander who flew twice into space, died on July 1 after being injured in a water sports accident i

The new exhibit for NASA's space shuttle Enterprise — opening in New York City Thursday, July 19 — starts off a bit like a spacewalk. Visitors to the Intrep

Debuted earlier this month at the International Space University, this short film invites a new generation to imagine and explore the universe's secrets.

Visitors can get up close and personal with two space shuttles, the launch pad and much more.

As the space shuttle Endeavor is poised to come to Los Angeles, crews will remove about 400 trees to make room for its passage.

Space shuttle Endeavour's trip to California has been delayed by a weather front in its way.

The space shuttle Endeavour takes to the skies above California for its last-ever flight today, Sept. 21, giving observers from Sacramento to Los Angeles a one

Space shuttle Endeavour, now a permanent resident of the state of California, has traded its winged chariot for a set of custom wheels.

Space shuttle Endeavour has hit the road in Los Angeles to start its two-day journey to its new home.

The iconic space shuttle Endeavour, in commission for 20 years, has arrived at a museum in LA, making that its home for the foreseeable future.

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer

Amidst much fanfare, the new museum display featuring retired space shuttle Endeavour opened to the media and invited guests here on Oct. 30.

This week marks a somber time for NASA, with the anniversaries of three U.S. spaceflight disasters.

The test orbiter is the first of NASA's retired space shuttles to receive the distinction.

How do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?

NASA's first space shuttle, the test orbiter Enterprise, was named after the fictional starship on "Star Trek."

Three Chinese astronauts lifted off to spend 15 days in China's Tiangong 1 Module space station.

NASA's far-reaching space probe is still within the sun's sphere of influence, but soon will leave into prediscovered areas.

The last of NASA's retired space planes is officially on display for the public to enjoy.

Here's a handy cheat sheet to help you keep the spacecraft straight.

Since the end of its space shuttle program, NASA is relying more and more on commercial space travel.

A miniature space farm, robot legs, and microbes collected by cheerleaders are just a few of the odd passengers headed to the International Space Station.

Weather permitting, the cargo run will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:25 p.m. EDT.

Food, supplies, gear — and possibly Easter treats — successfully made their way to the space station.

NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on July 17

A spacecraft launch in Kazakhstan turned into a scary situation as a booster malfunctioned mid-launch, sending the space crew into ballistic decent.

A tiny satellite has recovered from an apparent software glitch in orbit and is on track to deploy its solar sail.

The Planetary Society's tiny LightSail spacecraft has sent a photo of its deployed solar sail down to Earth.

The annual Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee is the first to install a permanent solar installation to reduce its environmental footprint.

Heritage rail and clean tech collide in the Aussie beach town of Byron Bay with the introduction of a solar panel-topped vintage train.

Lives would be saved and farmers would enjoy a healthy profit from the switch from tobacco to solar, according to a Michigan Tech-led case study.

As Harvey's floodwaters recede in Houston, Red Hook in Brooklyn, braces for the next big storm.

Just think of Indiana-based startup Try It Tiny as the Airbnb of tiny house-friendly land rentals.

Using satellite data and machine learning, researchers have mapped the movements of over 70,000 industrial fishing vessels.

The retiring three-term Republican will leave behind many legacies, including a strong anti-environment record.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is back in focus thanks to Lisa Murkowski and the oil spill commission.

President Obama has a tricky balancing act to perform as BP plans to resume offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Chesapeake Energy, which has one of the largest natural gas recovery operations in the country, halts all fracking in the state after a spill on the eve of the

The amendment, part of a pending transportation bill, marks the Gulf Coast's 'most important conservation victory in a decade,' advocates say.

Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alaba

While 'America Revealed' with Yul Kwon explores how typical systems work, we also explain new oil cleanup technology and Titanic history.

More than 12 miles of Louisiana coast have been closed to fishing following the discovery of tar balls and other toxins.

Naturally occurring bacteria gobbled up at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas that spewed into the Gulf following the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, a new s