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October 11, 2019

Purdue honors Apollo 11 with Moon-themed helmets for homecoming game

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Purdue football players will wear a moon-inspired helmet and commemorative astronaut-themed patch during Saturday’s homecoming game against Maryland.

October 3, 2019

Apollo 11 shocker: Buzz Aldrin's face discovered in iconic photo

The iconic image of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin looking at the flag on the surface of the Moon has been given a new lease on life after an amateur photographer restored the image to reveal Aldrin's smiling face.

September 24, 2019

NASA says 1969 moon landing lab to be demolished next year

The building where the crew of Apollo 11 was quarantined following their historic moon landing five decades ago will be torn down in 2020 and replaced by an energy-efficient building, NASA said Tuesday.

August 20, 2019

Elon Musk lauds Newt Gingrich's $2B moon competition prize

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave his approval for a plan put forth by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to give a $2 billion prize to the first private company to establish and run the first base on the moon.

August 1, 2019

Shocking Moon discovery: Earth's satellite 100M years older than previously thought, study says

The Apollo missions have had a lasting legacy on space exploration, most notably the Apollo 11 mission, which saw humanity walk on the Moon for the first time. But a new study extends the legacy of the Apollo missions into something much greater than walking on another celestial body — it suggests the Moon is far older than anyone thought.

July 29, 2019

Mysteries of the Moon: What we still don't know after Apollo

We visited the moon half a century ago, and have not been back since.

July 26, 2019

Apollo 11: How 'dumb luck' saved iconic Moon photos from being destroyed

The Apollo 11 Moon landing produced some of the most iconic photographs ever taken. However, a processing glitch in Houston when the films were returned to Earth nearly caused a “photographic catastrophe” of truly epic proportions.

July 25, 2019

50 years after Apollo 11, a new Moon rush is coming

The moon is coming back into vogue.

July 24, 2019

Massive Moon rocks set to go on show

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is set to showcase massive chunks of the Moon that have crashed into the Earth as meteorites.

July 24, 2019

Apollo 11 splashdown heroes remember recovery efforts: ‘Proud to have been part of it’

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 splashdown, two men who were part of that mission remember the historic day.