Moon's Magnetic Mystery Solved by Apollo Rock Chemistry
Scientists finally cracked a 50-year puzzle about the moon's magnetic past using rocks brought back by Apollo astronauts. The answer? Both theories were right.
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NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Lifts Apollo Veterans' Spirits
The surviving pioneers who sent humans to the moon in the 1960s and 70s are finally seeing NASA return to lunar exploration, and they're cheering louder than anyone. Now in their 80s and 90s, these space heroes just wish it hadn't taken 53 years.
NASA Speeds Up Moon Plans Using Apollo's Winning Playbook
NASA is transforming its Artemis moon program by adopting Apollo's rapid-fire approach, adding practice flights and aiming for two moon landings by 2028. The space agency is ditching slow timelines in favor of the quick succession that put 12 astronauts on the moon half a century ago.
NASA Engineer Bridges Apollo and Artemis Moon Missions
The child who watched Apollo launches on TV now helps guide astronauts back to the Moon. Kathleen Harmon manages the Deep Space Network that kept Artemis II connected during its historic mission.
Apollo Astronauts Saw Cosmic Rays Flashing Through Their Eyes
Astronauts traveling to the Moon kept seeing mysterious flashes of light in the dark, until scientists discovered they were actually seeing cosmic radiation passing through their heads. The phenomenon revealed what deep space radiation looks like from the inside of a human skull.
Apollo Footprints Will Last a Million Years on the Moon
The bootprints Neil Armstrong and his fellow astronauts left on the Moon in 1969 will still be visible a million years from now. Without wind or rain to erase them, these marks of human achievement are outlasting nearly everything we've built on Earth.
Apollo Moon Rocks Solve 50-Year Magnetic Field Mystery
Scientists just cracked a decades-old puzzle about the moon's magnetic past using rocks collected over 50 years ago. The answer was hiding in plain sight all along.
4 Astronauts Break Apollo 13 Record on Moon Mission
NASA's Artemis II crew just became the farthest humans from Earth in history, surpassing Apollo 13's 1970 record by over 4,000 miles. The four astronauts are testing critical systems that will help humanity return to the Moon.
Artemis II Breaks Apollo 13 Record in Historic Moon Flyby
NASA astronauts just traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history, breaking Apollo 13's distance record during a successful moon flyby. The crew witnessed views of the lunar far side that no one had ever seen with their own eyes before returning safely toward home.
Artemis II Astronauts Break Apollo Record Circling the Moon
Four astronauts just traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history, looping around the moon and gathering data that will help us return to the lunar surface by 2028. They're now racing home after a successful mission that included stunning science observations and a touching tribute to a fallen loved one.
Apollo 11's Michael Collins: Alone Behind the Moon, Never Lonely
When astronaut Michael Collins orbited alone behind the Moon in 1969, the world called him the loneliest man in history. He spent decades gently correcting them, teaching us something profound about the difference between isolation and loneliness.
Gene Kranz, 93, watches Moon missions return after 50 years
The legendary Apollo flight director who saved the Apollo 13 crew says watching Artemis II made him "young again." He's jealous of today's young NASA recruits getting to experience a new era of lunar exploration.
Artemis II Crew Returns After Breaking Apollo's Distance Record
Four astronauts received a thunderous welcome home after traveling farther from Earth than any humans in over 50 years. Their historic 10-day moon mission set the stage for humanity's return to the lunar surface in 2028.
Artemis II Crew Breaks Apollo 13's Human Distance Record
Four astronauts just traveled farther from Earth than any human in history, smashing a record that stood for over 50 years. The Artemis II crew is completing humanity's first moon mission in half a century, paving the way for a new generation of lunar exploration.
NASA's New Moon Rover Can Drive 100x Farther Than Apollo's
NASA just awarded $220 million to build Pegasus, a next-generation lunar rover that will help astronauts explore hundreds of square miles around the Moon's south pole. The sporty buggy can survive freezing crater temperatures and drive itself when astronauts aren't behind the wheel.
Artemis II Crew Breaks Apollo 13 Record Above Moon
Four astronauts are about to fly farther from Earth than any humans in history, breaking a record that stood for 55 years. The Artemis II crew will reach 252,757 miles from home as they loop around the Moon's far side.
Artemis II Crew Breaks Apollo 13 Distance Record at Moon
Four astronauts are making history as they zoom past the moon, traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them. Canada's first lunar astronaut joins three Americans on a mission that reignites humanity's boldest dreams.
NASA's Crew-13 Astronauts Embrace 'Unlucky' Number
For the first time since Apollo 13's famous mishap 56 years ago, NASA is launching a mission numbered 13. The four astronauts heading to space this September are celebrating the number with a mission patch honoring the 1970 crew.
Moon Dust Smelled Like Gunpowder and Scientists Still Don't Know Why
Apollo astronauts consistently reported that fresh lunar dust smelled exactly like spent gunpowder, but the mysterious scent vanished before samples reached Earth. More than 50 years later, scientists still can't fully explain what the astronauts were smelling.
Moon Dust Reveals Earth's Ocean Origins Mystery
After analyzing 50-year-old lunar soil from Apollo missions, NASA scientists discovered that meteorites delivered far less water to Earth than previously thought. The finding rewrites our understanding of where Earth's oceans came from.
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