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In 1971, an Apollo 14 astronaut carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon, and most Americans have no idea they are walking past them every dayAstronaut Stuart Roosa carried tree seeds around the Moon on Apollo 14, a mission that unexpectedly led to the creation of "Moon Trees." De...- NASA intern stole $21 million in Moon rocks, and hid them under a blanket for a bizarre reasonIn 2002, NASA intern Thad Roberts orchestrated a daring moon rock theft. He and accomplices stole lunar samples worth millions from the Joh...
- Here's a look at moon landing hits and missesFirefly Aerospace became the first private company to achieve a successful moon landing. This milestone follows previous attempts and contr...
- Donald Trump removes iconic Apollo moon rock from the White House Oval Office; here's where it is nowUS President Donald Trump has reportedly removed the remarkable Apollo moon rock from the White House Oval Office as redesigning of the Wes...
- Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorersScientists have confirmed the existence of a cave on the moon near the Apollo 11 landing site, potentially offering shelter for future astr...
- Finally, a Russian scientist puts an American conspiracy theory to restA persistent conspiracy theory in the US claims the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was faked, suggesting NASA staged photos and videos. Russia...
- Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the MoonApollo 11 and Apollo 13 are the NASA lunar missions that tend to be remembered most vividly. But at the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15, whic...
- Joe Biden takes a shine to the moonThere’s nothing loony about putting a moon rock in the Oval Office.
- China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to EarthThe lander was launched Nov. 24 from the tropical southern island of Hainan. It is the latest venture by a Chinese space program that sent ...
- A piece of moon once fell on Earth, and now you can buy the 13.5 kg rock at £2 mnAuction house Christie’s will offer one of the largest lunar meteorites in existence for private sale.
- A detailed colour map of the moon is now here to help with future lunar landingsThe Unified Geological Map of the Moon was built by collating aerial survey of the lunar surface dating back decades to the iconic Apollo 1...
- 'Rusty' lunar rock suggests Moon's interior is dryThe question of the Moon's moistness matters because the amount of water and other volatile elements and compounds provide clues to the Moo...
- 'Rusty' lunar rock reveals Moon's interior is dryNew York, Aug 22 (IANS) The Moon's interior is likely very dry, revealed an analysis of a 'rusty' lunar rock, while contradicting a study t...
- Scientists spot new evidence of water on MoonNew York, July 25 (IANS) Numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unusually high amounts of trapped wa...
- Neil Armstrong's bag containing traces of moon dust sells for a whopping $1.8 millionThe bag was auctioned on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of mankind's first moon landing.
- Neil Armstrong's moon dust bag may fetch $4 mn at auctionThe bag brought back to Earth 48 years ago contains traces of the moon dust and is a rare relic of humanity's greatest achievement.
- Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rockChinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising ...
- NASA's LADEE spacecraft finds glowing neon gas on moonA dense atmosphere like Earth's is relatively rare in our solar system because an object has to be sufficiently massive to have enough grav...
- Edwin Aldrin, a government astronaut, claimed travel expenses to the moon and backAll the astronauts on Apollo 11 had to sign a customs form upon their return to Earth from the Moon. They declare that they had brought bac...
- Moon's volcanic activity slowed down gradually: NASAScores of distinctive rock deposits observed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) are estimated to be less than 100 million years old.
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