Launching rockets in real life is nothing like launching spaceships in sci-fi movies and shows. You need a ton of space — get too close and your non-heat resistant equipment will melt. The U.S. has ...

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These space kits are helping turn kids into future astronauts.

Robert Goddard's first successful liquid-fueled rocket launch was on March, 16, 1926, in Auburn. Many events are being planned to celebrate the centennial of the launch locally and nationally. The ...

Scientists are studying solar storms in the aurora that can disrupt satellites and power grids. The rockets fired from Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska aren’t headed to mars, the moon, or even ...