A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth ...

the scientists discovered that these rocks share a similar composition to low-titanium basalts previously collected by NASA's Apollo missions to the moon's near side. This connection helps to ...

Preliminary analyses revealed distinct differences in density, structure, and chemical composition between the Chang'e 6 ...

Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...

At the 1970 Osaka Expo, visitors formed long lines at the then U.S. pavilion to see a moon rock collected during the Apollo 12 lunar mission. Another moon rock, the 118-gram basalt piece collected ...

UNC Charlotte professors collaborate on a project that explores how rock cracking changes as our atmosphere continues warming ...

they might have thought he was there to rob them of their moon rock, given the attention he paid to where the surveillance cameras were and what was protecting the Apollo 11 lunar sample from ...

Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...