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An image of the Apollo 17 moon rock troctolite 76535.
Scientists find hydrogen in Apollo moon rocks, suggesting astronauts can harvest lunar water

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions suggests the presence of hydrogen, implying future astronauts could access water available right in lunar regolith.

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technicians help an astronaut get into a spacesuit
Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

Former NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who in 1968 led the first mission to fly humans to the moon, has died. Borman lifted off twice: on the Gemini 7 mission in 1965 and Apollo 8 into lunar orbit.

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a person in a hardhat runs an angle grinder down the side of a giant rocket booster
Apollo artifacts: NASA salvages parts from Alabama's rest stop Saturn IB rocket

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

At the very end, it was the rocket that took itself down. The Saturn IB was in the final minutes of being laid down when it fell the last 15 feet to the ground.

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Lunar samples displayed in the paleomagnetism lab at Stanford.
Mysterious magnetism in Apollo moon rocks is natural in origin, new study finds

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

New research finds spaceflight does not adversely affect moon rock magnetism, disproving one of two major oppositions to the moon dynamo theory.

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Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard.
Apollo 8: Everything you need to know

By Robert Lea last updated

Reference In 1968, NASA's Apollo 8 mission carried the first crew beyond low Earth orbit and toward the moon, an important turning point in humanity's exploration of space.

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a man in a suit looks at printouts of data rolled into tall machine stacks
Mysterious moonquake traced to Apollo 17 lunar lander base

By Stefanie Waldek Published

A reanalysis of Apollo 17 seismic data has revealed that the Apollo 17 lunar lander base is creating its own moonquakes.

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Crewmembers wave and smile at the crowd.
Apollo 13: Facts about NASA's near-disaster moon mission

By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok last updated

Reference Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. It stands as an example of the dangers of space travel.

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how long does it take to travel to the moon? Artist's illustration of an astronaut sitting on the moon looking back at Earth and taking a photo of our home planet with a phone.
How long does it take to get to the moon?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Here we explore how long it takes to get to the moon and the factors that affect the journey to our rocky companion.

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astronaut in a spacesuit squatting nearby a cylindrical-shaped experiment. to the right is the lunar rover. the scene is on the moon and cross shapes mark the image
Archaeology on the moon: How to preserve spaceflight artifacts from Apollo era

By Elizabeth Howell Published

NASA and many other countries are planning to bring humans back to the moon soon. But how do we preserve the spacecraft, tools and rovers already on the surface?

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Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon salutes an image of himself standing on the moon next to the American flag.
Buzz Aldrin: The second man on the moon

By Robert Lea last updated

Reference As his namesake would say, the influence of Buzz Aldrin is felt "to infinity and beyond." In terms of scientific achievement, military distinction and cultural impact.

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