A supercomputer simulation of the Apollo 12 landing on the moon was created to "improve its understanding of plume-surface ...

On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission.

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth ...

One of the most enduring and powerful images from America's space program. Earthrise was taken on Christmas eve in 1968 by Astronaut William Anders, Lunar Module Pilot. It is a vintage print in suberb ...

Apollo astronauts made six successful landings on the moon. In their missions, they retrieved rock samples and other scientific samples to return to Earth. Because of limited storage space on the ...

File Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress In 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission. The attempt was aborted after an ...

Fifty-one years ago this month, NASA’s Apollo 13 mission would have been the agency’s third Moon landing and lunar exploration mission. A movie and several books relate the story of this challenging ...

Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...

Soil and rocks returned from the moon’s mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, ...