On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong announced his historic arrival on the ancient lava plain of Mare Tranquillitatis with the following message to NASA: "Houston, Tranquility Base ...

Today is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface. Screenshot ...

Legendary astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. shared a heartfelt message on the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, recalling the historic moment when the lunar module Eagle landed at ...

O ctober's full Harvest Moon looms large over the eastern horizon at sunset tonight! Here's what you need to know before the ...

"It was the kind of thing that only happens once in your life," Kranz said. As millions around the world watched the first lunar landing attempt, the employees at NASA's mission control center in ...

A moon rock brought back over 50 years ago by the Apollo 17 mission has been connected with the birth of the Sea of Serenity ...

WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in the most patriotic way possible: by projecting it onto the Washington Monument. All week, images ...