New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...

The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far side ... region where neither sunlight nor reflected light from Earth was visible -- what the astronauts called the "double umbra." ...

Navy Seal frogman to astronaut William Anders, explaining his reaction to opening the Apollo 8 capsule The Apollo 8 ... "The one nice thing about being on earth if someone gets sick, it lands ...

In the decades since, Anders' photograph has remained an iconic symbol of Earth's fragility. It reminds us of our ...

"I think we were all surprised at how strong that thing was," Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman said ... That's enough to lift 130 tonnes into Earth orbit, and send 43 tonnes to the Moon - the ...

The Apollo 8 mission lifted off shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 21, 1968, with the giant Saturn V rocket pushing them out of earth’s orbit for the 240,000-mile journey to the moon. That had not ...

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The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell as lunar module pilot on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission sold for $2.2 million (or to be precise, $2,163,199) on Thursday (Oct ...

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Bill Anders, lunar module pilot of Apollo 8, the first human spaceflight to leave Earth's orbit, said sending crews to Mars was "almost ridiculous". Nasa is currently planning new human missions ...

flags and golf balls—are evidence that the “Leave No Trace” concept popular on Earth does not exist on the moon. They also think that the Apollo sights should be protected. Admitting to the ...