Apollo

Book Review: The Final Journey of the Saturn V

Book review by David L. Hamilton The Final Journey of the Saturn V, by Andrew R. Thomas and Paul N.…

12 years ago

A New Look at Apollo Samples Supports Ancient Impact Theory

[/caption] New investigations of lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions have revealed origins from beyond the Earth-Moon system, supporting…

12 years ago

Viewing Alert: New Interview Series with Neil Armstrong

[/caption] There's a new four-part interview series with Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong, and part 1 is now available for viewing.…

13 years ago

‘Seeing’ Cosmic Rays in Space

Astronauts have long reported the experience of seeing flashes while they are in space, even when their eyes are closed.…

13 years ago

Why Are Lunar Shadows So Dark?

[/caption] A lunar boulder catches the last edge of the setting sunlight in this image from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter…

13 years ago

If the Moon Currently has Liquid Magma, Why isn’t it Erupting?

[/caption] Last year, scientists took another look at the seismic data collected by Apollo era experiments and discovered that the…

13 years ago

China Unveils High Resolution Global Moon Map

[/caption] Chinese scientists have assembled the highest resolution map ever created of the entire Moon and unveiled a series of…

13 years ago

The Thirty-Ninth Anniversary of the Last Moonwalk

[/caption] On December 13, 1972, Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt…

13 years ago

How the Moon Became Magnetized

[/caption] It's been a mystery ever since the Apollo astronauts brought back samples of lunar rocks in the early 1970s.…

13 years ago

Apollo Astronaut Returns “Stolen” Camera

[/caption] In a follow-up to a recent Universe Today article, Apollo astronaut and sixth-man-on-the-moon Ed Mitchell has agreed to return…

13 years ago