When discussing space exploration, people often invoke stories about the exploration of our own planet, like the European conquest and colonization of the Americas, or the march westward in the ...

Unwilling to concede space to the Soviet Union, the U.S. established the National Aeronautics and ... that the country hadn’t treated space exploration with enough urgency, he declared his ...

Each mission after Apollo 11 set new milestones in space travel and lunar exploration. Four months after the first humans reached the moon, Apollo 12 touched down, achieving a much more precise ...

Directed by Cristina Costantini, 'SALLY' not only celebrates the late astronaut also but reveals a side to her she felt she ...

Launched 40 years ago, the Voyager space ... worlds for exploration, including Saturn (shown here), Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. This story appears in the August 2017 issue of National Geographic ...

The brand new documentary "Sally" explores the life and legacy of astronaut Dr. Sally Ride, who became the first American ...

Uncover the untold love story of astronaut Sally Ride. "Sally" premieres June 16 on National Geographic and the next day on ...

The cover story in this month’s issue of National Geographic explores how ... particularly in space exploration. Highlighting the artistic elements of a project purely rooted in science can ...

Renovations are currently underway for the redesigned building to provide visitors with expanded museum space ... of the reimagined National Geographic Museum of Exploration in 2026 promises ...