As the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing nears, NASA has released never-before-seen footage of scientists checking the lunar samples that were brought back for signs of life.

The curious minds at Aperture revisit the dramatic moments and hidden challenges of Apollo 11's historic moon landing.

3D scanners took approximately 6,000 images of Apollo 11's interior, taking care to minimize ... designated for equipment with a hand-written sign indicating it was used instead for "smelly ...

Krista Schlueter for The New York Times Supported by By Kenneth Chang [Read all Times reporting on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. | Sign up for the weekly Science Times email.] ...

"Apollo 11 is getting its first view of the landing ... It was clear by now that Eagle would be landing long, but there were no signs of any other guidance problems and Bales decided the crew's ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The historic launch of the Apollo 11 mission carried three astronauts toward the moon.

Apollo 11 made history. This is the story of how Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins took humanity’s first steps on another world. Trump administration signs minerals deal with Ukraine in key move ...

By Mekado Murphy [Read all Times reporting on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. | Sign up for the weekly Science Times email.] It took eight days for the crew of Apollo 11 to ...

SIGN UP TODAY Get the Backchannel newsletter ... men submitted to ride in a vehicle controlled by a computer.” The Apollo 11’s rendezvous radar system triggered this rare error, and during ...

There are other signs of aging at Tranquillity Base ... in time for the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11. An intense contest is under way among several groups vying for the $30 million Google ...

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