It’s July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are about to land on the moon. They will be the first humans to set foot ...

On May 6, 1968, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong almost met his fate while simulating a lunar landing. This was a little over a year before he would become the first person to walk on the moon. He was ...

Hundreds of millions worldwide were watching as Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in 1969. The spacesuit that kept him alive is part of NPR's 250th anniversary series America in Pursuit. Two hundred ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2026 Neil Armstrong Space Prize was announced Tuesday (April 21) at Purdue University, heralding the Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team as the inaugural laureate of the Neil ...

Known as the “Cradle of Astronauts,” Purdue has graduated 30 astronauts over its history, including Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Keeping up with its legacy as a major school in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Space is having a moment. The NASA Artemis II crew has just returned to Earth today after its 10-day ...

A famous quote is displayed at Kennedy Space Center with Buzz Aldrin's photo: "I know the sky is not the limit because there are footprints on the moon − and I made some of them." On July 16, 1969, ...

Apollo 11 touched down on the moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Neil Armstrong took the first step onto the surface roughly six hours later. Trump threatens to blow Iran 'to hell' and blockade ...

Pete Crow-Armstrong, traded to the Cubs in 2021, has embraced the city of Chicago just as much as the city has embraced him. Geoff Stellfox / Getty Images CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong enjoys ...

Five years ago, the Chicago Cubs stole Pete Crow-Armstrong away from the Mets in a three-player trade that, most notably, sent Javier Báez to New York for two months before free agency. The deal was ...

Astronauts Neil Armstrong (left) and David Scott (right) greet well-wishers at Naha Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, shortly after the Gemini 8 spacecraft spun out of control. Ron McQueeney / Ohio History ...