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"Fallen Astronaut" alongside the commemorative plaque.
objects of intrigue

There Is Just One Sculpture on the Moon

“Fallen Astronaut” honors those who died in the Space Race, with a few notable omissions.
Evan Nicole Brown July 19, 2019
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins in front of one of their training capsules.
objects of intrigue

The Apollo Astronauts Signed Memorabilia in Quarantine—as Life Insurance

"Insurance covers" were meant to provide for their families in the event of disaster.
Jesse Hicks July 18, 2019
This chart of the moon's surface includes inscriptions from members of every Apollo landing crew.
space exploration

For Sale: 200 Extraterrestrial Artifacts That Bring Space Down to Earth

The auction commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Matthew Taub July 15, 2019
A 19th-century astronomer's map, titled "Stars for July."
maps

See How the Moon Has Been Mapped Through Time

A new exhibit in London has 300 years of celestial ephemera on display.
Evan Nicole Brown July 3, 2019
Maskelyne's suit was both dapper and warm.
science

How to Dress Like an 18th-Century Astronomer

Eventually, quilted, glittering pajamas gave way to parkas and moon boots.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 9, 2019
The historic lunar module timeline book.
space exploration

For Sale: The Instruction Manual Used During the First Moon Landing

It includes the first writing from a human on another celestial body.
Evan Nicole Brown May 2, 2019
<em>Map of the Moon.</em>
maps

During the Space Race, Gas Stations Gave Away Free Maps to the Moon

Standard Oil was not about to be left earthbound.
Kyle Carsten Wyatt May 1, 2019
SpaceX's Falcon 9 leaps into the stars.
space exploration

Austin Just Sent Its Favorite Queso Recipe to the Moon

One small step for cheese, one giant leap for cheese.
Reina Gattuso February 26, 2019
<em>Apollo 15</em> astronaut David Scott sampled the lunar surface in 1971.
insects

Humanity Has Managed to Change Places We've Barely Even Visited

From the Mariana Trench to the Moon, we don't have to be in a place very much to muck it up.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 4, 2019
These boots were made for training, maybe.
science

For Sale: A Boot That Almost Went to the Moon

If it hadn't been somehow considered unacceptable.
Matthew Taub December 12, 2018
The built-in magnifying glass is sure to come in handy.
meteorites

For Sale: Very, Very Tiny Pieces of the Moon

These samples of lunar soil are very expensive, too.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 31, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Bánh Pía

This mooncake's flaky exterior gives way to a creamy, sometimes stinky, core.
Saturn and Enceladus, its sixth-largest moon, are linked by invisible plasma waves, generated in part by plumes of water vapor depicted in this still from a NASA animation.
sounds

Listen to the Mournful Wails of Planets and Moons

A saturnine soundtrack.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 10, 2018
How many craters and dark spots can you name?
astronomy

Who Keeps Track of All the Craters on the Moon?

For generations, women have been critical to bringing order to the chaos of the solar system.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 25, 2018
The Diana Site.
Wall Township, New Jersey

Project Diana Site

The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.
Golden cobblestones represent children born under a full moon.
Lausanne, Switzerland

The Births of the Full Moon

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.
Moons, octopuses, mysteries, waves, and shots that delighted the Atlas Obscura staff.
mystery

Wishlist: Mysterious Packages, A Moon for Your Room, and Shots With Hamilton

Check out the coolest stuff our staff recommends this week!
Eric Grundhauser December 15, 2017
The Flower Moon—the first full moon in May—rises over Lancashire, England, in 2020.
language

All the Other Names for the Moon

The "Supermoon" makes headlines, but it's a relatively recent entry in a long history of descriptions of the moon.
Sarah Laskow July 19, 2022