On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, shortly after midnight. The accident caused the oil tanker to spill more than 11 million gallons of crude oil. which equals roughly...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the June 4 protests in China, where an unknown number of student protesters were killed in a government-ordered crackdown in and around Tiananmen Square.

Sergei Krikalev, cosmonaut and flight engineer of Expedition 1, the first long-duration mission to the International Space Station, recounts the 20th anniversary of this mission and a career of fostering international collaboration....

Who decided on the line between Pakistan and India? What if the line was different to the ethnic cleansing that occurred in certain areas? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 7

Counting down the Top Five Earth As Art images, as voted on by the public. Landsat has been collecting data of the Earth's surface since 1972. Some of the images are visually striking, and they have been selected for the "Earth As...

What is the Queen's Platinum Jubilee? The Platinum Jubilee is a celebration of the Queen's service, this year marks 70 years of service, making Queen Elizabeth ii the longest-reigning monarch. Learn some royal vocabulary and British...

Learn about the tragedy by its sense of scale and who was to blame for it. What happened in 1946 that was considered a missed moment? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 8

The animals prove that they can run Animal Farm on their own, all under the friendly guidance of the pigs. In fact, the pigs are so clever and diligent, they now have their own headquarters and special meals to maintain their health....

Disaster struck when the cargo straps connecting the capsule and support module failed to detach.

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On March 1, the Earth-observing Landsat 5 satellite celebrated 25 years in orbit. Twenty-two years beyond its primary mission lifetime, Landsat 5 is still going strong, making it a keystone of the 37-year Landsat Program. Among Landsat...

In February 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — is celebrating its 10th year in space. Over the past decade the spacecraft has kept a constant eye on the Sun, studying how the Sun creates solar activity and...

On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. When it began operations on Oct. 1, 1958,...

The FT's Middle East editor Andrew England reflects on the celebrations in Tehran of the 1979 Islamic revolution

Launched ten years ago, on Oct. 25, 2006, the twin spacecraft of NASA’s STEREO mission – short for Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory – have given us unprecedented views of the sun, including the first-ever...

This video comparison between the original and the newly restored Apollo 11 video shows Buzz Aldrin as he follows Neil Armstrong down the lunar module ladder.



To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA released...

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This video comparison between the original and the newly restored Apollo 11 video shows Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin raise the American flag on the moon.



To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA released...

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA released partially restored video of a series of 15 memorable moments from the July 20 moonwalk. The source material for the restoration project is the best of the available...

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The sun is always changing and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is always watching. Launched on Feb. 11, 2010, SDO keeps a 24-hour eye on the entire disk of the sun, with a...

This short video montage honors the events of the Apollo 11 Mission.



To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA released partially restored video of a series of 15 memorable moments from the July 20 moonwalk. The...

Thirty years ago, on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens roared back into major activity with a massive eruption that leveled surrounding forest, blasted away over a thousand feet of the mountain's summit, and claimed 57 human...

This video comparison between the original and the newly restored Apollo 11 video shows Neil Armstrong read the Apollo 11 plaque that is dedicated to the mission.



To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA...