In implementing the Apollo program, the government and scientists set quarantine protocols for the spacecraft, astronauts, on-board equipment, and collected samples, because bringing back microbes ...

As he took his final steps before leaving the moon, Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan had some poignant closing words: “We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for ...

Planetary scientists have produced the first global map of small mare ridges on the Moon, adding new evidence that the lunar surface has been reshaped in geologically recent times by tectonic forces ...

Imagine having a podcast at the time of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 that marked a pivotal moment in space exploration, listening to what their first conversation sounded like. On 20 July, Neil ...