A magnificent photograph of lunar module pilot Jim Irwin saluting the American flag at the Hadley-Apennine landing site ...

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on ...

In 1972, Apollo 17 landed on the moon. It was the final Apollo lunar landing. Ron Evans was the command module pilot and ...

Today is Thursday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2025 with 20 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, ...

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. It details the ...

Breaking Achievement. Apollo 17 set multiple records: longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours 51 minutes), longest lunar surface activities (22 hours 6 m ...

John Noble Wilford, the distinguished science journalist for The New York Times who covered the first moon landing in 1969 and later won a Pulitzer Prize, has died. He was 92.

As a superpower Space Race II speeds up, the U.S. needs to launch a national emergency campaign to beat China in landing ...

CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly, can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Ill ...

Every watch enthusiast knows the story of the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch. In 1965, the chronograph beat out contenders from Rolex, Longines and Hamilton to become the only watch to pass NASA’s ...