Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci‑fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey". But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated photo released by the European Space Agency shows the 35 meter-diameter deep-space dish antenna, DSA-2, in Cebreros, ...

Johann Strauss, seen here circa 1868, wrote what is probably the most famous waltz of all time: "The Blue Danube." (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Johann Strauss II, known as "The Waltz King," helped ...

Johann Strauss’ “Blue Danube” will be beamed into space this month to commemorate the Austrian composer’s 200th birthday — and to correct the “cosmic mistake” of being left out of previous ...

Anyone hearing that the San Antonio Symphony Strauss Festival concert Friday night revolved around waltz music might have expected to hear pieces by Johann Strauss II of the 1800s. Nope. “Blue Danube” ...

To this day, Johann Strauss II is known the world over as the "King of Waltz." Even back in the 19th century, his dance music in three-quarter time made crowds go wild and won the hearts of women ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gustavo Dudamel conducts the 2017 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's concert at the Musikverein in Vienna. (Ronald Zak / Associated ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king’s birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as it’s ...