When Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after accomplishing history’s first-ever crewed moon landing, they brought back nearly 50 pounds of moon dust and rocks. Researchers who initially analyzed ...

Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system ...

(Javier Zayas Photography/Moment/Getty Images) A new study may have solved a long-standing mystery about the Moon's magnetism: Why do lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo missions show evidence of ...

What a remarkable update to our ancient understanding of our place in the solar system.

It is time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And I am joined, as always, by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber... REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Woo (ph). DETROW: ...

If you were alive when 2001: A Space Odyssey was in theaters, you might have thought it didn’t really go far enough. After all, in 1958, the US launched its first satellite. The first US astronaut ...

Update March 13, 2026: NASA announced that it seeks to launch Artemis II by as early as April 1, 2026. Soon, four U.S. astronauts are slated to begin their history-making journey to the moon and back.

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