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Apollo 15 astronauts collected the samples now analyzed.

Found: Evidence the Moon Had an Atmosphere for 70 Million Years

It would have been at its thickest about 3.5 billon years ago.

Sarah Laskow October 9, 2017

Modern mooncakes for sale in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Did Mooncakes Help the Chinese Overthrow the Mongols?

On the enduring power of myth and metaphor.

Natasha Frost August 11, 2017

An illustration of "Scene #6: Solar Eclipse as Seen from the Moon," from "A Trip to the Moon."

How an 1892 'Trip to the Moon' Changed How We Think About Space

New York theatergoers traversed the cosmos via Carnegie Hall.

Cara Giaimo August 9, 2017

Earth in Anstruther's model solar system

Anstruther, Scotland

Anstruther Model Solar System

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

The moon's surface on the Apollo 11 mission.

space exploration

A Bag With a Bit of Moon Dust Is Going to Auction

But it is not going to be cheap.

Kelsey Kennedy May 22, 2017

The Moon up close.

Friday's 'Snow Moon' and Rare Lunar Eclipse

Erik Shilling February 10, 2017

Buzz Aldrin on the moon.

The Bizarre Case of NASA's 'Stolen' Moon Rocks

Back in 2014, the agency got a tip.

JPat Brown February 8, 2017

A 'Black Moon' is Coming

Forget the blue moon.

Eric Grundhauser September 27, 2016

Check Out This Massive Moon Balloon Terrorizing Streets in China

No one was hurt, apparently.

Erik Shilling September 14, 2016

space exploration

There's New Evidence in the Mystery of Neil Armstrong's Missing 'A'

He really could have said, "One small step for a man."

Sarah Laskow September 8, 2016

The 'Strawberry Moon Solstice' is A Big Misunderstanding

It's getting a lot of press, but is not actually that rare.

Jessie Guy-Ryan June 19, 2016

Watch a Man Tightrope Walk Across the Moon

A perfectly timed video shows a free climber "walking" across the moon as it rises over Yosemite.

Urvija Banerji May 11, 2016