More than 50 years after the last manned moon mission, the Apollo program is still making groundbreaking discoveries. Lunar rock collected by Apollo 17 is revealing more about the Light Mantle, a ...

As he took his final steps before leaving the moon, Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan had some poignant closing words: “We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for ...

On this date in 1975, a Soviet and an American shook hands. Even for the time period, this wouldn’t have been a big deal if it wasn’t for the fact that it happened approximately 220 kilometers (136 ...

Inside the New Race to the Moon The Story Behind TIME's 1969 Apollo Launch-Party Photos See the Past, Present and Future of ...

The Apollo 17 mission, NASA’s final crewed expedition to the Moon in December 1972, returned with valuable lunar samples, including material from the “Light Mantle,” a bright and unusual deposit at ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Four astronauts are scheduled to launch this week on humanity’s first lunar mission in over 50 years, featuring a ...