After a fairly eventful mission to the Moon's surface, Charles Duke left several items on the Moon, and a message to whoever ...

On this day in 1969, NASA formally announced the prime crew selected to carry out the Apollo 11 mission, a decision that would soon mark one of the most defining moments in human history.

Apollo mission commanders, primarily focused on mission duties, generally exhibited minimal post-flight personality changes. In contrast, lunar module pilots frequently experienced significant ...

A new video breaks down how the NASA Lunar Rover worked, and it’s a fascinating reminder of just how strange and clever this ...

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA ...

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- John Devaney and his colleagues weren't exactly sure what Neil Armstrong would set foot on when he climbed down the ladder of the lunar module to the surface of the moon. "We didn't ...

Legendary astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. shared a heartfelt message on the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, recalling the historic moment when the lunar module Eagle landed at ...

The Apollo lunar missions worked by using a spacecraft in two parts. The Command and Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM) traveled together from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy to lunar orbit ...

Apollo Lunar Sample Container No. 1008, triple-sealed, in which the Apollo 12 astronauts transported invaluable samples of moon back to Earth. Cade Martin It’s only the size of a suitcase, 8 by 19 by ...

NASA is on the verge of sending astronauts back toward the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, and that ...