Tom Hanks is honoring the real-life hero that he once portrayed in a popular, Oscar-winning film. After the death of astronaut Jim Lovell was announced on Friday, Hanks shared a poignant social media ...

The Perseid meteor shower, considered the best meteor shower of the year, according to NASA, peaks on Aug. 12 and 13.

Apollo 13 director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer pay to Jim Lovell, commander of the ill-fated moon mission on which they based their movie 'Apollo 13.' ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell and wife Marilyn Lovell arrive as Omega celebrates the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 13 Mission at Western ...

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, NASA announced Friday. He was 97.Apollo 13, a 1970 flight to the moon, became known as a "successful failure" after the ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell's "life and work inspired millions of people across the decades," NASA said, praising his "character and steadfast courage." ...

Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from ...

James Lovell, a member of humanity’s first trip to the moon and commander of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has died at ...

Astronaut James Lovell Jr., known for serving as commander of the Apollo 13 mission, died Thursday, Aug. 7, in Lake Forest, ...

WASHINGTON - American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster ...

Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97.

Tom Hanks has shared a tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he played in "Apollo 13." Lovell died at the age of 97.