Apollo 16 launched to the moon! Apollo 16 was NASA's fifth lunar landing and the penultimate mission of the entire Apollo ...

An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.

Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...

Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...

Widely acknowledged as one of the most widely distributed photographic images in existence, the "Blue Marble" was ...

The agency said they will not send astronauts back to the surface of the Moon ... see the first crewed missions to the Moon since the Apollo landings between 1969 and 1972. Over the three years ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

During the historic Apollo missions, astronauts left more than just footprints and flags on the Moon — they also left behind ...

Evan Lorenzen created a 1-centimeter book full of images and text to join a lunar “gallery” that will launch later this year.