Delayed in lunar orbit

Space Missions

Apollo 16 in Pictures: “The Most Dazzling Place”

We celebrate Apollo 16 with a look back at photos from the mission that took two astronauts to the lunar surface for three days of exploration.

Astronaut stands to the left of American flag on the lunar surface, with hills in the background

Space Missions

Fifty Years Ago in Photos: Apollo 15 Astronauts Explore the Moon

See photos — some familiar and some rarely seen — from the Apollo 15 mission, which launched place 50 years ago today.

Buzz Aldrin and the first ALSEP

Solar System

The Science of Apollo

Apollo 11 broke new ground for exploration, but along the way NASA squeezed as much science as it could out of this and subsequent missions landing on the Moon. From President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 mandate to the moment when Apollo 17 departed the Moon in 1972, Apollo was about…

Taurus-Littrow Valley

Solar System

Apollo-era Data Reveal Moon’s Tectonic Activity

A new look at old seismic data gathered during the Apollo missions reveals young active faults as a possible origin of shallow moonquakes.

History and Sky Lore

Observing Earth from the Moon

Ever wondered what it would be like to see the Earth from the Moon? Join Bob King as he explores this from the perspective of the Apollo 17 astronauts.

Earthrise

Solar System

Apollo Astronauts Warmed the Moon

A new study sheds light on an old mystery surrounding anomalous readings from the Apollo landing sites.

Moon

How to See All Six Apollo Moon Landing Sites

Walk in the astronauts' footsteps as you explore the places they visited in the heyday of Apollo program. Use these helpful maps to start you on your way.