Astronaut Neil Armstrong was forced to eject moments before the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle 1 (LLRV-1) crashed in a fiery blaze. On May 6, 1968, Armstrong was five minutes into his 22nd flight of the LLRV when it suddenly went out of control. An investigation later revealed what had gone wrong, and a few months later training flights resumed with the LLRV's successor, the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV). Astronaut training in both the LLRV and the LLTV were essential to the success of the Apollo lunar landings.

Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object previously thought to be too small to support the presence of an atmosphere.

Astronomers using radio telescope observations to get an inside look at an interstellar comet have gleaned new insights into when and where the celestial object formed.

Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XVI mission meet the press on Monday. The Shenzhou XVI crewed spaceship is expected to be launched on Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China. Read more:

Astronaut Wang Yaping is seen "flying" inside the space station core module Tianhe.The #Shenzhou# XIII crew, with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu acting as photographers, took pictures for her.

Astronaut Wang Yaping is seen "flying" inside the space station core module Tianhe.The #Shenzhou# XIII crew, with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu acting as photographers, took pictures for her.