American Monuments on Display With the opening of the space shuttle Atlantis' permanent exhibit in Florida on Saturday (June 29), the last of NASA's retired space planes will be officially on display for the public to enjoy, but you'll have to go state-hopping to see all four of the iconic spacecraft. From Los Angeles to New York, the space shuttles have made their homes around the country. If you're looking for a good summer vacation destination, try visiting one (or...

BEIJING -- A Chinese space capsule with three astronauts landed safely Wednesday on the country's northern grasslands after a 15-day trip to a prototype space station, marking the latest success for China's manned space program as it enters its second decade. The Shenzhou 10's descent module landed by parachute in the vast territory of Inner Mongolia early Wednesday with the three crew members smiling and waving on live television after wriggling through the blackened capsule's narrow hatch. "Space is our...

The supermoon sets near the Statue of Liberty, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Look up this weekend -- the moon is getting closer and bigger. The most super of all supermoons spotted over the course of the year will peak this Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, when the moon makes its closest pass to Earth of 2013. It's known as the , according to EarthSky, and it's the largest of the half-dozen-or-so supermoons...