Nearly 50 years have passed since NASA collected samples of the Moon during the Apollo missions of the late 1960s and 1970s. Now, the government space agency has finally chosen to study them, with the help of outsiders.
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{FD} Moon discovery: Ancient 4-billion-year-old relic found on lunar surface
A chunk of Earth that could be 4.1-billion-years-old and is described as the planet’s ”oldest rock,” may have been found and dug up on the Moon by Apollo astronauts, according to a new study.
{FD} Chinese rover leaves tracks on far side of the Moon
China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released a stunning new image of the tracks made by the lunar rover that landed on the far side of the lunar surface.
{FD} China successfully lands spacecraft on far side of moon, state media says
China successfully landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Thursday, becoming the first country to ever land on the side of the moon that faces away from Earth, state news media said.
{FD} NASA looks to private companies for help building reusable Moon landers for astronauts
NASA has serious plans to send astronauts back to the moon by 2028, and the agency is looking for help from U.S. companies to develop technology to accomplish this feat.
{FD} Astronaut describes watching the Moon landing with President Nixon in the White House
On July 20, 1969, NASA astronaut Frank Borman watched with President Nixon in the White House as his colleague Neil Armstrong took his historic first steps on the Moon.
{FD} Apollo 8 astronauts recount NASA’s epic first mission to the Moon
On the morning of Dec. 21, 1968 NASA’s Apollo 8 spacecraft lifted off atop a Saturn V rocket from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center on humanity’s first journey to another world.
{FD} Mars ‘terror,’ future Moon missions and an epic journey to the Sun: 2018’s year in space
2018 has been a busy year for space exploration. Here are some of the highlights.
{FD} Steph Curry says he was ‘joking’ when he questioned moon landing, will visit NASA
NBA star Steph Curry told ESPN Wednesday he was “joking” earlier this week when he said he did not think humans had ever landed on the moon — and he revealed he’d accept an invitation from NASA to visit lunar artifacts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
{FD} China launches ground-breaking mission to land on the far side of the Moon
China has launched a ground-breaking mission to land an unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the Moon.