Space & PhysicsDecember 7, 2012
Luna-Trips: Upstart Firm Plans to Sell Round-Trip Journeys to the Moon
Golden Spike, helmed by former NASA officials, wants to return human explorers to the lunar surface--for a price
40 Years after the Apollo Moon Missions
In December 1972, astronauts left the lunar surface for the last time
December 6, 2012
Once upon a Time: The Story of the Apollo Program [Timeline]
December marks the 40th anniversary of humankind's last departure from the moon
EnvironmentOctober 8, 2012
Stop Building Bombs and Start Building Starships
Space & PhysicsOctober 5, 2012
The Forgotten JFK Proposal: A Joint U.S.-Soviet Moon Landing [Video]
HealthSeptember 4, 2012
Neil Armstrong s Death a Medical Perspective
EnvironmentAugust 26, 2012
As We Say Goodbye to Neil Armstrong, Should We Also Let Go of Our Space Fantasies?
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 2012
Entrepreneurs Race to Get a Rover on the Moon and Win $30 Million
The next rover to roam the moon's surface may come not from NASA and its rocket scientists but from college students and private companies working on a shoestring
Space & PhysicsMarch 28, 2012
Amazon s Jeff Bezos Says He Has Located Apollo 11 Rocket Engines Lost at Sea
The SciencesJanuary 27, 2012
Apollo 1: The Fire That Shocked NASA
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2011
This Way to Mars: How Technologies Borrowed from Robotic Missions Could Deliver Astronauts to Deep Space
By adapting ideas from robotic planetary exploration, the human space program could get astronauts to asteroids and Mars cheaply and quickly
Space & PhysicsJuly 20, 2009
Aldrin Dusts Off Moon Memories
Buzz Aldrin recalls the simple strangeness of being on another world, such as how the dust rose and fell differently on the moon with each footfall. Steve Mirsky reports
Space & PhysicsJuly 17, 2009
For Neil Armstrong, the First Moon Walker, It Was All about Landing the Eagle
Boulders, a crater, moon dust and an overworked computer all stood in the way of humankind's first lunar touchdown
Space & PhysicsJuly 17, 2009
What Will NASA's Next Spacesuit Look Like?
40 years after the first moon walk, designers and engineers discuss the continuing evolution of astronaut apparel
Space & PhysicsJuly 16, 2009
The Exploration of the Moon
The successful mission of Apollo 11 opens an epoch of planned lunar exploration. What questions should this exploration seek to answer, and what areas of the moon should be visited to best confront them?
Space & PhysicsJuly 16, 2009
Down to Earth: The Apollo Moon Missions That Never Were
As the U.S.'s lunar landing program wound down, plans for its last three Apollo missions were canceled, leaving unused hardware and questions of what might have been
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2009
Space Geology: From the Moon to Mars
The only scientist and field geologist ever to visit the moon offers some pointers to those who will one day visit Mars
Space & PhysicsDecember 22, 2008
Moon Lust: Will International Competition or Cooperation Return Humans to the Moon?
The U.S. has been there, but now that many countries have joined the club of space-faring nations, which will be the first to return?
Space & PhysicsDecember 22, 2008
Apollo 8: When Mankind First Shook Earth's Kindly Bounds
Soaring faster and farther than humans had ever gone before, Borman, Lovell and Anders cut a trail to the moon for Neil Armstrong's "giant leap" seven months later
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2007
To the Moon and Beyond
Humans are returning to the moon. This time the plan is to stay a while