During the Apollo era, NASA quietly developed emergency rescue missions in case astronauts became stranded in lunar orbit or ...

On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo ...

On Dec. 21, 1975, the notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal led a raid on a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna. German ...

Singer Ingrid Lucia leads a holiday concert featuring Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, Delfeayo Marsalis, James Andrews and more.

While music-loving tourists don't necessarily flock to Frenchmen Street to hear modern jazz, if they're lucky and curious ...

The Sagittarius new moon on December 20 brings fabulously auspicious and social energy into the mix.

The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.

Today's rental business is tasked with supplying tech for ever bigger and more spectacular shows. In this feature from ...

The holiday season is filled with many time-honored traditions. Perhaps none is as deeply rooted as decorating the home with plants and plant material. While Christmas trees and poinsettias dominate ...

Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. New research suggests Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth's ...

On the night of December 21, stargazers will be in for a holiday treat as the two bright planets appear closer together than at any time in the past 400 years. Jupiter and Saturn shine on a clear July ...

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