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Over half a century ago, Apollo astronauts encountered something surprising littering the desolate lunar surface: tiny orange beads.

Scientists Investigating Small Orange Objects Coating Surface of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, astronauts saw strange flashes of light on the Moon. NASA still wants to catch them on camera.

NASA Curious Whether Astronauts Will See Strange Flashes of Light on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The Moon quakes just like the Earth — and apparently, the addition of the Apollo 17 base more than 50 years ago made it quake a bit harder.

Site of Moon Landing Became Source of Moon Quakes, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

Famed Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin has married a woman who works for him at the cool age of 93 in a ceremony that took place on his birthday.

Buzz Aldrin Marries His Employee at the Young Age of 93

By Noor Al-Sibai

Moon dirt that was digested and recovered from cockroach carcasses probably isn't going to a new home, after all. NASA wants RR Auction to halt its sale.

NASA Demands Return of Moon Dust Pooped Out by Cockroaches

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A man from Florida just returned a Moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission. It vanished without a trace until he bought it at a garage sale.

Science & Energy

Florida Man Returns Missing NASA Moon Rock he Bought at Garage Sale

By Dan Robitzski

The First Selfie Ever Taken in Space Is For Sale

The First Selfie Ever Taken in Space Is For Sale

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is asking university students to come up with a solution to a "messy problem:" lunar dust. It's not only extremely sticky, it's also a health threat.

NASA is Asking Students to Come up With a Lunar Dust Buster

By Victor Tangermann

A new deepfake shows what it would have looked like if the Apollo 11 mission failed and then-president Nixon had to deliver the backup speech he had ready.

Science & Energy

MIT Deepfake Shows Nixon Sadly Saying the Moon Astronauts Died

By Dan Robitzski

According to Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, crewed missions to Mars and hyped-up chatter of settling the planet are all a waste of time and money.

Apollo Astronaut: It Would Be “Stupid” to Send People to Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Lockheed Martin is proposing to send a four-crew lunar lander from the Lunar Gateway to the surface of the moon. And it weighs a ton.

Lockheed Martin’s Giant Moon Lander Is an Absolute Unit

By Victor Tangermann

we have only studied about 16 percent of the moon rocks taken during the Apollo missions. NASA's Apollo curator keeps them for future generations.

Most Of NASA’s Moon Rocks Remain Untouched By Scientists

By Dan Robitzski

This Striking Photo Reminds Us Why It’s Essential to Photograph Science

Science & Energy

This Striking Photo Reminds Us Why It’s Essential to Photograph Science

By Victor Tangermann

The Next Era of Human Spaceflight: NASA’s Colossal Orion Capsule Passes Critical Review

The Next Era of Human Spaceflight: NASA’s Colossal Orion Capsule Passes Critical Review

By Jelor Gallego