They were the pioneers of space exploration - the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s. Not since the end of 1972 has a human set foot on the ...

After sitting untouched in storage for nearly 50 years, lunar samples collected during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions will be studied for the first time, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Artemis II mission is set to launch on Wednesday. It's the first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years. Here's a complete ...

Orion is on its way home.The Artemis II crew is splashing down in the Pacific Ocean this evening, and they’ll have an easier time reacclimating to Earth than some of their lunar predecessors.Related ...

Nearly 60 years ago, three Americans made history as the first humans to ever break free of Earth's orbit on their way toward the moon. And when they passed behind the moon to the side Earth never ...

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts to circle the moon, similar to the Apollo 8 mission of 1968. Like Apollo 8, the Artemis 2 crew will not land on the moon but will test systems for ...

A personal watch that astronaut David Scott wore while walking on the moon in 1971 has sold for a whopping $1.625 million at auction. The winning bidder for the rare Bulova Chronograph and its ...

The Artemis II mission is set to launch on Wednesday. It's the first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years. Here's a complete history of the United States' moon exploration. For the first time in ...