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In 1972, Apollo 17 sealed core sample 73001 under vacuum on the Moon; in 2022, NASA opened it after 50 years and extracted lunar gas at Johnson Space Center

After fifty long years, a lunar sample collected in 1972 has been meticulously opened for analysis, promising to revolutionize our understanding of the Moon. This pristine specimen will serve as a crucial resource for upcoming Artemis missions, as scientists delve into the gases present to uncover essential lunar signatures. Insights…

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UFO Researcher Claims a 3.4-Mile-Long Moon Anomaly Is Just a 'Small Shuttle Craft' for the Aliens

A 1967 NASA photo has resurfaced, sparking claims of a 3.4-mile alien craft near Theophilus crater. Despite the lack of evidence, UFO enthusiasts argue it shows extraterrestrial surveillance

International Business Times UK

America's new moon heroes: Trump honours NASA’s Artemis II crew, unveils Space Academy, eyes Mars next

The Artemis II astronauts received the nation's highest space honor for their lunar flyby. Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew were recognized for their historic mission around the moon. President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four-member crew. This event also saw the announcement of…

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Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor

The Independent UK

In 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts tore a rover fender on the Moon; they rebuilt it with four spare maps, duct tape, and clamps, and the fix lasted through 9.1 km of driving

During Apollo seventeen, Commander Eugene Cernan broke the rover's rear fender extension. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt repaired it using four lunar maps and clamps. This improvised fender successfully functioned for the remainder of their moonwalks. The makeshift repair allowed the lunar rover to continue its crucial scientific operations.…

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Did Aliens Stop NASA Missions? The Apollo 17 'Never Return' Theory Explained

Newly released Pentagon UAP files show Apollo 17 astronauts reported hours of unexplained lights and objects around the Moon, while a close friend of commander Eugene Cernan now claims they received a mental warning from aliens to 'never return.'

International Business Times

Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the visual story of their lunar journey – and update some classic Apollo images

At this point in NASA’s human spaceflight story, researchers have a substantial amount of material – documents, artifacts and images – with which to tell the stories of past flights to space. But with NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon now in the books, we’re getting a refreshed look…

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The Artemis 2 astronauts just flew by the moon. Lunar scientists can't wait for what's next

"Apollo happened before I was born, and the idea that we will see humans on the moon within our lifetimes, with decades of advances in science and technology behind them, is remarkable."

Space

Lunar prospectors: the businesses looking to mine the moon

Within the lunar dirt is a type of helium so rare on Earth that a palm-sized container is estimated to be worth millions

The Guardian - UK

Moon dust is less toxic than urban air pollution, scientists discover

Breathing in moon dust can still give you what one astronaut called "lunar hay fever."

Space

Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover out for debut drive

Intuitive Machines' lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather's moon buggy. The company's Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, just made its public debut.

Space

Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

The Nasa-led Artemis-3 mission will place the first human boots on the surface of the Moon since Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface in December 1972.

The Conversation

Lego rolls out details about Apollo lunar rover model coming in August

Lego is gearing up to deliver a detailed model of the original "rock and rolling ride," the electric buggy driven by NASA's last three Apollo crews to explore the moon.

Space

NASA graduates new astronaut class as it begins recruiting for more

"The Flies" are ready to fly, so NASA is in need of some new flyboys (and gals). As the space agency welcomed its latest astronauts into its corps, NASA announced it is again accepting applications.

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U.S. President Joe Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, first crew aiming to fly around the moon in 50 years

NASA's Artemis II crew meets President Biden at White House to discuss historic mission to fly around the moon.

The Independent UK

Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years have met with President Joe Biden at the White House

The Hindu

Rock collected by Apollo 17 astronaut in 1972 reveals moon's age

The moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought - forming more than 4.46 billion years ago, within 110 million years after the solar system’s birth

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National Memorial Day Parade 2023 honors Apollo astronauts in US capital (video)

Apollo lunar module pilots Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt and Rusty Schweickart joined active NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC.

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50 years ago, NASA’s final Apollo mission left the Moon — are we ready to return?

Politics brought the lunar program to an end. Can the Artemis mission pick up where Apollo 17 left off?

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50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back

December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.

Daily Mirror

NASA's Orion spacecraft flies past moon a final time before heading back to Earth

NASA’s Orion will fly past Apollo 12 and 14 landing sites, although too high up to be able to make out the descent stages of those missions, before heading back to Earth

The Independent UK

NASA capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads home

NASA's Orion capsule is on its way home from the moon to wrap up a three-week test flight

The Guardian - UK

Could space-going billionaires be the vanguard of a cosmic revolution?

For humanity truly to slip the surly bonds of Earth, private funds and intrepid thrill-seekers will be required, says astronomer Martin Rees

The Hindu

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

A week after the new crew arrives, the three Americans and German they're replacing will return to Earth in their own SpaceX capsule.

Inverse

It's open! Images show moment NASA cracks into 50-year-old Moon rock sample

A tube sample, collected during the 1972 Apollo 17 mission, has finally been opened. The lunar core sample, dubbed 73001, was opened at the Johnson Space Center.

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