It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had just stepped onto the moon’s surface to begin ...

Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes ...

A space museum in eastern Missouri that includes links to one of the Mercury 7 astronauts is looking for a new home, and Neosho is one of two cities in the running. Earl Mullins, ...

NASA’s Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity's first trip to the moon in more than half a ...

For the first time in more than half a century, humanity is on its way to the moon. NASA's Artemis 2 mission began heading toward lunar realms on Thursday evening (April 2), after its Orion capsule ...

In 1958, the United States Air Force assembled a team of ten scientists in Chicago and asked them to work out what would happen if America detonated a nuclear bomb on the surface of the moon. The plan ...

NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity's first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The historic return-to-the-moon mission is just days away, as Nasa plans to launch Artemis II on April 1. This will mark the first ...

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago. At the ...

The crew also aims to capture "Earthset" as our planet slips below the lunar horizon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Ed Buckbee, a space pioneer who served as Dr. Wernher von Braun’s public affairs officer and founded the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, died this weekend. He was 89. Buckbee ...