Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos and Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson have dreamed of going to space since childhood.  The billionaires have also been competing to become the first to ...

The seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently encountered an unexpected and potentially dangerous situation.  The Russian laboratory module, Nauka, ...

On the heels of the spectacular May 26, 2021, total lunar eclipse comes another celestial spectacle.  On June 10, 2021, some lucky stargazers will witness this year's first of t...

In the early hours of June 5, 2021, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) welcomed some unusual visitors: 128 baby bobtail squids and 5,000 tardigrades. The mi...

Since being introduced to chess at the tender age of six, Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi has had one goal. He wants to become the world's youngest-ever Grandmaster — the highest titl...

The icy waters surrounding Antarctica have long been called the Southern Ocean by scientists, the media, and even the US Board on Geographical Names.  However, it never received...

Juneteenth — a combination of the words June and nineteenth — is one of the oldest known holidays commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.  It was on June 19, 1865...

Father's Day, which will be celebrated on June 20, 2021, promises to be extra special this year.  The Earth will join in the festivities with the June solstice, kicking off the ...

The East African country of Kenya has been at the forefront of the global war on plastic since 2017, when officials outlawed plastic bags. In June 2020, the government upped the...

This year's US Independence Day celebrations promise to be extra special due to the arrival of a second, smaller Statue of Liberty from France.  The bronze replica, nicknamed  "...