For over 50 years, Cornell has made astronomical contributions in the ongoing efforts to explore and understand the mysterious inner workings of Earth’s rust-colored neighbor, Mars. In honor of these ...

Interested in exploration reading but don't know where to start? Or perhaps you have a library card burning a hole in your pocket? For those looking to dive into the history of discovery, we've ...

The story of Laika, the first dog in space, feels like the beginning of an inspirational biopic. She began as a stray in Moscow and was lovingly given the name Kudryavka(Russian for "little curly one" ...

Fridjof Nansen's ship Fram trapped in Arctic ice while on Polar expedition Source: Print by Fridjof Nansen, by permission from owner George Michelsen Foy The history of scientific discovery affords a ...

Cutting-edge ROVs and ocean-mapping drones helped to find and identify the long-lost wreck of the World War II-era Japanese destroyer Teruzuki, rewriting history in the process. Jesse Orrall ...

Greeks, Norsemen, and Monks -- A Northern Passage to Cathay -- Dutch and English rivalry in the Arctic -- Arctic and Antarctic : the age of strategy and exploration -- Cook and the first crossing of ...

Some basic facts about China -- Those who came by three Silk Roads -- China's first contacts with the West -- The legacy of Marco Polo -- Jesuits in China -- Prized goods from China -- Early Western ...