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Posted on August 22, 2025

What caused the only known lunar landslide? Newly opened Apollo 17 moon samples may hold the answer

A mysterious lunar landslide might have been caused by debris from a faraway crater-forming impact, new analyses of Apollo 17 moon samples suggest.
Posted on August 8, 2025

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA’s Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97

NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.
Posted on July 17, 2025

50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project’s legacy still resonates

On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the foundation for continued cooperation in space over the past 50 years.
Posted on June 17, 2025

50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes

The beads are over 3.3 billion years old, and date from the formation of the "Man in the Moon."
Posted on May 21, 2025

NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025

NASA flight director, Gene Kranz, now 91 years old, is seen posing with his lifetime achievement award from the American Astronautical Society at his restored console in Apollo mission control.
Posted on May 7, 2025

Belgian artist of ‘Fallen Astronaut’ figurine on the moon dies at 99

A Belgian sculptor credited with the "Fallen Astronaut" figurine left on the surface of the moon in 1971 has now fallen himself. Paul Van Hoeydonck died on May 3, at his home in Antwerp.
Posted on April 30, 2025

John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast ‘BUZZ’

Having explored the 'third rock from the sun,' John Lithgow is heading for its moon. The actor is set to star in the new podcast "BUZZ" about the life of one of the first humans to land on the moon.
Posted on April 30, 2025

John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast ‘BUZZ’

Having explored the 'third rock from the sun,' John Lithgow is heading for its moon. The actor is set to star in the new podcast "BUZZ" about the life of one of the first humans to land on the moon.
Posted on April 29, 2025

NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95

It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.
Posted on April 18, 2025

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong’s gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auction

A new record has been set for the most paid at auction for an astronaut's timepiece. The 18-karat gold Omega Speedmaster that was presented to Neil Armstrong sold for $2,187,500 with premium.

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