Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957. Her one-way mission ...

In the autumn of 1577, a bright light blazed across the skies of Europe, Asia, and the Americas, igniting wonder, fear, and a revolution ...

When the George Stephenson-designed railway opened in 1830, the station’s head honcho was given this house as his residence.