In 1972, Charles Duke spent nearly three days on t...  ...uke spent nearly three days on the surface of the moon . Before he left, Duke placed a snapshot of his fa...  ...the 26-pound rock known as Big Muley, the biggest moon

You know what's expensive? Insurance. It's pricey...  ...the planet and step outside to walk around on the Moon , and no one had ever done that before, and no one...  ...ld make it there or back, or if you'd survive the moonwalk at all. The Apollo 11 crew was in exactly that po...

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the surfa...  ...rong, the first man to walk on the surface of the moon , has died. He gave the world a quote on that occa...

During the six Apollo moon landings, astronauts left American flags planted...  ...ar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has surveyed the moon for the past three years, has revealed that all b...

Photographer Luke MacGregor caught a gr...  ...equence of shots Friday night, following the full moon as it rose through the Olympic Rings hanging bene...  ...s hanging beneath Tower Bridge in London. See the moon at different points in a gallery at Reuters. Link...

(YouTube link) NASA takes us on a tour of the moon

Every full moon has a name, and often two or three names. The ful...  ...as a name, and often two or three names. The full moons are named by month, and again by where it falls i...  ...where it falls in the season, and the second full moon in a month is a "blue *strong...

What are the chances that humans will return to th...  ...at are the chances that humans will return to the moon with a more permanent mission? Dr. Phil Plait bel...  ...the proper technology and investment, a permanent moon base could actually be profitable. One scenario i...  ...er, plus other valuable materia...

Let's find out! Adrian Paenza schools us in the lesson of exponential growth with this enjoyable TED-Education video clip about folding a piece of paper. Hit play or go to Link...

(YouTube link) Astronaut John Young, commander of Apollo 16, tells a story during the April 1972 mission. Contains NSFW language that you won't hear in any museum exhibit I know of. -via Metafilter...