Morrow County kicked off the America 250 celebration year with Morrow County Historical Society’s program “Ohio Firsts, Morrow County Firsts” at the Mount Gilead Public Library Jan. 29.

I find it hard to believe that it's now been 40 years since this nation witnessed a horrific tragedy that led to a three-year pause in humanity's quest to explore the cosmos. It happened Jan. 28, 1986 ...

Kandice Seiberling and future NASA astronaut Judy Resnik were great childhood friends during the 1950s at Fairlawn Elementary School in Akron, Ohio — they rode bikes and skated together, and ...

Jewish contributions to space began against all odds, often in the face of discrimination. Boris Volynov, the first Jewish ...

The Challenger wasn’t the nation’s first space tragedy. Reaching for the stars comes with a cost. But this was the first spaceship to break apart on live television, exploding before our very eyes -- ...

A Houston-area Catholic school science teacher said the Challenger disaster remains one of the most defining moments of her early understanding of science and human exploration, shaping both her ...

His widow, Cheryl McNair, recently sat down to discuss that devastating day and her husband's enduring legacy. When the Challenger crew walked to the launch pad on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — At the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, this week is dedicated to remembrance — honoring the heroes lost in the pursuit of space exploration. Forty years ago, the world ...

ROY, Utah — Dave Reynolds was in second grade at Lakeview Elementary in Roy, Utah, on January 28, 1986, when his teacher wheeled in a TV to watch what was supposed to be a historic moment in space ...

(CNN) - Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle explosion. It was a moment of collective grief on Jan. 28, 1986, when the space shuttle exploded during a live broadcast.