Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial ...

The Apollo program stands as one of humanity's most daring and awe-inspiring ventures into the unknown. Led by NASA in the ...

CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, ...

Lunar impact glass becomes a mighty mountain in new 'Nanocosmos: Journeys in Electron Space' images (exclusive) ...

With the recent passing of Apollo 12 astronaut Capt. Alan Bean, it reminds us of the rarity of those who have actually “walked” on the moon. To date, only 12 humans have ever walked on the moon — and ...

55 years ago today, Apollo 11's flag raising on the ancient lunar surface took all of 10 minutes during Neil Armstrong's and Buzz Aldrin's two-and-a-half hour moonwalking adventure in July 1969. But ...

The Church of the Savior United Church of Christ in Knoxville got an unexpected gift from space in 1972 − one that continues ...