A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.

wp:paragraph --> After 50 years, you’d think there is no picture of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing that hasn ... camera perched on a flat-topped rock in the background.

Before the crew of Apollo 11 brought back the first moon rocks, many thought such artifacts might first be found by a 12-year-old from Iowa. Amazingly, there was a time when people were betting on ...

Chinese researchers have not been able to access Nasa's Moon samples because of restrictions imposed by US lawmakers on the ...

Cade Martin It’s only the size of a suitcase, 8 by 19 by 11.7 ... of the moon, Apollo 12 astronaut Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. holds a scoop for collecting samples. Somehow, the rock Conrad ...

China's space agency is sharing moon rock samples from the Chang'e-5 mission with US universities, broadening international ...

An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.

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 ...

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. In his visor you can see reflected Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Module. Mankind's first triumphant step off this world. On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts ...

where Armstrong's flown-to-the-moon chronograph is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Neil Armstrong wore his gold Omega Speedmaster when he and his Apollo 11 ...