July 31, 2024 – We are thrilled to announce that the nomination process for the 2024 SpaceNews Icon Awards is now open! Established in 2017 as the SpaceNews Awards for Innovation and Excellence, this ...

First awarded in 2019, the Space Stewardship Award seeks to recognize individuals and organizations going above and beyond to safeguard the orbital commons. The inaugural award went to Leo Labs, a ...

A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport, four decades after the iconic combination departed on its one and only international goodwill tour. The Lego ...

During one of the countless, often boneheaded interviews Sally Ride endured about her pioneering role in the United States space program, she schools a reporter on how to address her. “It’s Dr. Ride ...

"Together, we can inspire a spirit of discovery to change lives and change the world for the better through a passion for exploration." "Star Trek" royalty Nichelle Nichols passed away in 2022 but her ...

The largest theater chain in the world is taking over the shuttered ShowPlace Icon in the South Loop. Why it matters: When the theater, which had been operated by Chicago-based Kerasotes Theaters, ...