Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 28th January 1986: An abstract smoke pattern after the space shuttle Challenger explosion, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Dave ...

Nearly four decades have passed since the nation watched the space shuttle Challenger tragedy unfold on January 28, 1986. While the loss of the STS-51L crew was a dark moment in history, their ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation approaches the 40th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger STS-51L crew on January 28, 1986, Challenger Center announces the launch of its ...

Rochester, N.Y. — Wednesday marked 40 years since NASA's space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launching, killing all seven people on board. The crew's legacy lives on through the ...

The Challenger crew on Jan. 28, 1986, featured (front row) pilot Michael J. Smith, commander Dick Scobee, mission specialist Ronald E. McNair, (back row) mission specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, payload ...

Challenger Center recognized USSRC Space Camp during a ceremony Friday morning.

The catastrophic loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986, stands as a haunting reminder of the immense risks and complexities involved in humanity's exploration of space. This event, ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Divers searching for a World War II-era aircraft along Florida’s east coast accidentally stumbled upon another tragic American artifact — a piece of ...

A documentary crew searching the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida for a World War II-era wreckage uncovered a very different historical artifact. While digging in the seabed, crew ...

Explorers trudged the Atlantic Ocean searching for World War II artifacts lost at sea, but they stumbled on something else — a 20-foot-long piece of debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was ...

A History Channel documentary crew has discovered a piece of the space shuttle Challenger — which broke apart after takeoff in 1986 — on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, NASA announced Thursday. It ...