Dunmore native celebrates the 25th anniversary of NASA's space shuttle mission to the International Space Station

On Sunday in Scranton, folks had the opportunity to learn about what it takes to be an astronaut. Dunmore native and mission ...

They Searched the Bermuda Triangle for a Legendary WWII Plane—and Found a Piece of the Challenger Instead

How a team of divers accidentally uncovered debris from the tragic 1986 shuttle explosion resting on Florida’s ocean floor.

25th anniversary of NASA's space shuttle mission to the International Space Station celebrated in Scranton

Paul Richards, Dunmore native and mission specialist, celebrated the 25th anniversary of NASA's STS-102 while teaching folks what it takes to be an astronaut ...
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NASA astronauts are returning to the moon. Houston’s Johnson Space Center will get them there

Mission Control will be packed with experts, specialists and flight directors around-the-clock as NASA takes on its most ...

Watch this time-lapse animation of the International Space Station being assembled

Watch as the International Space Station takes shape in this time-lapsed NASA animation of its decade-long assembly, which began in 1998. Also, see a time-lapsed flyaround of the orbital outpost ...

Ohio astronaut Robert Springer flew combat missions, then to space

Robert "Bob" Springer's open-mindedness has taken him from the small town of Ashland to the skies of Vietnam and the halls of ...

2,000 baby jellyfish into space? NASA’s 1991 experiment revealed how biology works in microgravity

NASA once sent over 2,000 jellyfish into space to study how gravity affects biological development. The unusual experiment ...
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Local astronaut shares story in Scranton

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local astronaut is sharing his story with the next generation. A Dunmore native who flew aboard a NASA mission is marking a major milestone while inspiring ...

Women's Day 2026: 5 Firsts by Indian Women that Changed History

From Indira Gandhi to Kalpana Chawla, here are inspiring Indian women who broke barriers in politics, sports, space, ...

International Women's Day 2026: 10 Indian Women Who Changed The Country

International Women's Day 2026: From the peaks of Everest to the far reaches of space, these 10 Indian women icons have made ...

On This Day, March 9: Supreme Court rules in Amistad case

On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery and thus were free ...