Sophisticated analysis of a rock sample taken from the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission revealed new information about the complex cooling and evolutionary history of the Moon. The findings, from ...

NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample of rock and regolith from the ...

Moon becomes brighter for experts, with new insights gathered from the Apollo 17 lunar sample. Published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, these insights shed light on the mysterious ...

Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched. The restricted lab is home to hundreds of pounds of moon rocks collected by Apollo astronauts close to a ...

CNN — When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after their historic moon landing, they brought back lunar samples for scientists to study. In light of the 50th anniversary of the first lunar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists continue to piece together the moon's complex history using lunar samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions over ...

Click to open image viewer. All of the Apollo lunar landing missions were equipped with containers specially designed to isolate small rock or soil samples from possible contamination during transfer ...

If you ever happen to see an eager seller on ebay or Craigslist offering authentic moon rocks or lunar dust hauled back during the glory days of the Apollo moon landing missions, it's probably best to ...

What can sulfur in the Moon’s mantle teach scientists about the Moon’s formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets hopes to address ...

The Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) was an aluminum box with a triple seal. It was used on Apollo lunar landing missions to preserve a lunar-like vacuum around the samples and protect ...