The historic Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, was far from a given. Mission Control’s Steve Bales recounts the tense ...

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

Every night, as darkness envelops us, one quiet presence of the moon watches over us. It’s not just a natural satellite or a ...

Witness the intricate steps of the Apollo docking sequence in this comprehensive video, showcasing how the Command Module (CM ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. July 20, 1969 - [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes ...

Another highlight from the category is the “largest piece of Mars on Earth.” The Martian Meteorite, which Sotheby’s has ...

Everything you need to know about July’s full buck moon, including exactly when, where, and how to see it at its best from ...

The month of July 2025 is filled with several enjoyable celestial events. The range of events includes the first meteor ...

They achieved lunar orbit on July 20 and then flew an average of 60 miles above the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin boarded the lunar module Eagle on July 20, and 4 days, 6 hours, 45 minutes, and ...

Brief Description Between 1969 and 1972, six lunar modules identical to this one landed a total of 12 American astronauts on the Moon. This lunar module, LM-2, never flew in space. It is configured as ...

The crew of Apollo 8 carried these maps of the lunar surface on their December 1968 mission to orbit the Moon. The maps were prepared specifically for the mission and show various lunar landmarks, ...

During the Apollo program some modifications were made to the Lunar Module. This diagram shows the configuration for the modules on Apollos 15, 16, 17--the only missions to carry a Lunar Roving ...