Men Were Last on Moon 40 Years Ago Today
The last men to walk on the moon blasted off its surface for a final time 40 years ago today. Full story
Alaska's lost moon rocks back at last
"The Last Frontier" has been reunited with the "final frontier" after the return of moon rocks that went missing in Alaska nearly 40 years ago. The tale of the tiny lunar pebbles' restoration to the 49th state includes an arson's fire, a teenager's theft, a science fair photo and a ship's captain fr Full story
'Blue Marble' turns 40
Ezra Klein tells the story of how the astronauts of the Apollo 17 mission took what would become one of the world's most widely distributed images - the Earth's fully lit face.
40 years later, astronaut recalls Apollo 17
The last manned mission to the moon launched 40 years ago today, but astronaut Harrison Schmitt remembers it like it was yesterday. Full story
Apollo 17: The last moonshot
Click through historic photos from humanity's last trip to the moon, the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
Minnesota's missing moon rocks found
Five small fragments of the moon, which were collected at Tranquility Base 40 years ago and gifted to the people of Minnesota, have been found by the National Guard. Full story
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Armstrong a 'humble man of impeccable integrity'
Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan, a close friend of Neil Armstrong's and the last man to leave footprints on the moon in 1972, eulogized Armstrong as "a national hero of unimaginable proportion" but also "a man, who when he became your friend, was a friend for a lifetime."
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