astronautics

British billionaire Richard Branson took a quick trip from New Mexico to the edge of space and back on Sunday, and along the way reminded us all of th...

It’s hard to imagine that a flight lasting a mere 39 seconds could represent monumental scientific achievement, but that was the reaction — and celebr...

Space, that final frontier, could become very crowded very soon. There are an estimated 2,200 satellites orbiting the Earth at present, but telecommun...

ALLEGANY — A surprise gift to the Dresser-Rand Challenger Learning Center left a father and daughter speechless with emotion. Dozens celebrated the 50...

Two small local events aimed at kids, one big day of teaching the next generation about one of humanity’s greatest achievements. In honor of the 50th ...

ALLEGANY — Walking on the moon or traveling to Mars are the types of adventures often written up as science fiction. But to astronaut Dr. James Pawelc...

OLEAN — The Olean City School District Board of Education on Tuesday night approved professional development for teachers, acknowledged student accomp...

When Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently opined that America “was never that great,” presumably he wasn't thinking of the stunning achievements of the Apollo s...

Our mail recently included an envelope from Richard A. “Dick” Rice of Waverly, Tenn., a Portville native, Class of 1954, who shared some of his experi...

OLEAN — A spacesuit-clad dummy in the driver’s seat of a red convertible is heading toward Mars on an orbit that will take it around the sun — and an ...

WELLSVILLE — A trip to Florida planned for sometime in 2018 by six eager Wellsville High School seniors has nothing to do with sunshine and beaches — ...

OLEAN — In the first year of the course being offered, Laura Kopec’s class at Olean High School has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity before them — to ...

When SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, loaded with supplies and experiments, docks with the International Space Station sometime Wednesday, a part from Olean w...

When SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, loaded with supplies and experiments, docks with the International Space Station sometime Wednesday, a part from Olean w...