Chris Higgins

On Sunday, December 8, 2019, Caroll Spinney—the iconic 'Sesame Street' performer best known for his work with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch—passed away at the age of 85. Here's a look back at Spinney's own tribute to Muppet creator Jim Henson.

In the event that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were stranded on the moon, William Safire wrote a heartbreaking letter for the president to read.

'Game of Thrones' has an iconic credits sequence, featuring a theme song composed by Ramin Djawadi. But there's an NESKeytar version of it, too.

On Ada Lovelace Day, celebrate the woman who wrote the first computer program.

America's preeminent badass astrophysicist turns 60 years old today.

Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, on its way to the moon.

Not all fireworks shows happen at night.

On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. At just 32 years old, she also became the youngest American astronaut in space.