apollo 17
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This tube of lunar soil has been sealed since 1972. NASA is finally about to open it.Scientists are finally opening a 50-year-old tube of lunar soil, which has been vacuum-sealed since the APollo 17 mission.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Louisiana's missing moon rock found in Florida thanks to broken gunA lost piece of the moon belonging to Louisiana may have remained missing, if not been discarded or destroyed, had the plaque on which it was mounted not attracted the eye of a Florida gun collector.
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Long-Sealed Moon Rocks Collected on the Apollo Mission Just Opened for the First TimeMoon rocks collected during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 have been opened for the first time.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Last Man to Walk on the Moon Mistaken About Climate Change on EarthAstronaut Harrison Schmitt saw Earth from space, but doesn't see that human activity is shaping climate change.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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'Lost' NASA Tapes Show Humans Sort of Caused Global Warming on the Moon TooWhy did the moon see a sudden temperature spike in the '70s? Blame astronaut footprints.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Apollo 17 Astronaut Laments Size of Moon Rock at Trump Signing CeremonyApollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt wishes NASA had brought a bigger moon rock to the December 2017 signing ceremony for Space Policy Directive 1.
By Mike Wall Published
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RIP LADEE: NASA Moon Probe Crashes Into Lunar SurfaceBy Miriam Kramer Published
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Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet DrivingOpportunity passed the Apollo 17 moon buggy, which covered 22.21 miles back in 1972.
By Mike Wall Published
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Apollo 17, 40 Years Later: An Astronaut ReflectsHarrison Schmitt remembers the mission like it was yesterday.
By Mike Wall Published
