When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Source: NASA 55 years ago today, it took Apollo 11 just 10 minutes to raise its flag on the ancient lunar surface. Neil Armstrong‘Annual Buzz AldrinThe two and a half hour moonwalk adventure that took place in July 1969.… Read More »
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. As the full moon shines in the night sky this weekend, take a moment to enjoy its beauty and seek out the vast, dark plain. The view on the surface… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The universe is providing a full moon this weekend for the 55th anniversary of the first moon landing, and many other events are also honoring the special day. Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin‘s giant leap. Aldrin, 94, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, is presiding over a… Read More »
The most famous photograph in the US space program may not be the one showing Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, but the image of the Earth seen rising above the moon’s horizon, transmitted from space by the crew on December 24, 1968. Apollo 8 – Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders. It was… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. On July 20, 1969, the world watched as man set foot on the moon for the first time. However, it was not easy for NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong to make… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. On July 20, 1969, the world watched as man set foot on the moon for the first time. But the perfect landing of Eagle’s lunar lander by NASA astronaut Neil… Read More »
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Ohio, home of the Wright Brothers, is known as the “Birthplace of Aviation.” But as we were reminded at an event on Thursday, February 1, the state also has some serious space flights. That day, NASA and Colorado-based Sierra Space company told reporters, dream catchera private space plane planned to fly its… Read More »
China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe taken on the far side of the moon by the Yutu-2 lunar rover.China National Space Administration/AFP via Getty Images More than 50 years after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, the world is racing towards the lunar surface again. NASA was planning to land astronauts on the lunar surface earlier… Read More »