Friday marks a solemn anniversary for the space community. On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts were killed when the Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after launch. The crew of the Challenger in ...

The new name honors former Mayor Russell C. Davis and astronaut Ronald McNair, who died in the 1986 Challenger explosion. Closed since 2018 for renovations, the planetarium is now expected to reopen ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — On a cold Florida morning in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying seven astronauts into space. Except the crew never made it. The ...

From the world watching in horror as the Challenger space shuttle exploded to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that upended millions of lives, 1986 was a year for the history books. But it wasn’t all ...

ARUNDEL, Maine — Best-selling author and journalist Adam Higginbotham will discuss his latest book, "Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space," at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, ...

Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger knows it was a national tragedy. But dig a little deeper, and it's even more heartbreaking.