When the crew of Apollo 17 left the lunar surface and returned to Earth in December 1972, they brought with them samples of a particularly interesting area of the Moon. Those samples were deliberately sealed for over 50 years to wait until they could be ...

A chemical signature in a lunar rock offers new insights into what early oxygen conditions were like on the Moon.

LIBERTY — The historic late 1972 launch of the Apollo 17 mission to the moon represented more than a space expedition to merely collect rock samples from the lunar landscape while making history: It meant something far more endearing and far-reaching, a ...

A mysterious lunar landslide might be the product of large chunks of debris from the impact that formed the crater Tycho slamming into the side of a moon mountain. The Light Mantle, which is a bright 5-kilometer-long (3.1 miles) streak emanating from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Apollo 17’s Harrison Schmitt on the surface of the Moon. . | Credit: NASA An ...

Dec. 11 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1816, Indiana joined the United States as its 19th state. In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. His brother succeeded to the throne as King George VI.

Twelve astronauts walked on the Moon during NASA's Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972.