A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically ... However, a lack of clarity over where it should be displayed led to years of ...

Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years ...

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is perfectly centered, his silhouette standing out against the monochrome lunar landscape. The ...

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were ...

APOLLO 11: First Steps Edition is a thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the real-life moments of humankind’s first steps on the moon. In this special edition created exclusively for IMAX and ...

When the USA first sent astronauts to the Moon on Apollo 11, they wanted to plant an American flag on the surface. The problem was that a regular flag would look somewhat disappointing, as the Moon ...

For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf ...

The lunar rock, which originated from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 ... A memo discussing the original Moon rock notes: “This piece was given on September 4 1973, on the advice of the Department ...

from Apollo moon landings to firefighters raising the flag over the ruins of the World Trade Center on 9/11 in 2001. "It is difficult to think of any other flag that's so heavily invested in meaning.

Apollo flags' condition questioned after decades on the moon Flags on the moon likely degraded from sunlight and meteor impacts Apollo flags remain a powerful symbol despite physical decay ...