Laika was the first animal to orbit Earth. Learn why she was chosen, how she was trained, and how her historic 1957 mission helped shape human space travel.

Imagine a creature so tough that it can survive boiling heat, freezing cold, crushing pressure, and even the vacuum of outer space. No, this isn’t a sci-fi alien — it’s a real-life animal called the ...

Blue Origin continued its space tourism endeavors Monday morning with a brief trip into space with a historic all-female, celebrity-packed crew. Dave Limp, the CEO of Jeff Bezos’s space company, ...

Learn about Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Eileen Collins, some of the pioneering women at NASA who were among the first to suit up for spaceflight. Valerie Neal Sally Ride at the Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Blue Origin will launch an all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry on Monday morning (April 14), and you can watch the historic action live. Perry and her crewmates — Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle ...

Today, at 9:30 am Eastern Standard Time, Blue Origin Space Flight NS-31 will take off from Van Horn, Texas, with an all-female crew that includes Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry, and Gayle King. Its ...

A capsule collection from the Los Angeles brand Polly Wales offers charms, rings and more in the shapes of four wacky creatures. By Victoria Gomelsky Reporting from Los Angeles Animal-shaped jewels ...