The other has a white background, blue border and gold stars, indicating the number of Family members killed in combat. From these banners grew the terms Gold Star Mothers, Wives and Family Members.

While most Americans are familiar with the stars and stripes ... which translates to “gold and silver." Nebraska's state flag has its seal against a blue background. The seal features imagery ...

More than 4,000 astronomers on Monday revealed the first-ever detection of two neutron stars colliding in space. Such objects are the skeletons of massive stars that have cataclysmically exploded ...