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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, All About History 124 artwork

The great romance of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, in All About History 124

By Jonathan Gordon published

Inside All About History 124: Discover how the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert reshaped the monarchies of Europe.

Human Behavior
A photo of the 'Apollo can opener' that scientists will use to pierce a 50-year-old container of lunar soul this month.

This tube of lunar soil has been sealed since 1972. NASA is finally about to open it.

By Brandon Specktor published

Scientists are finally opening a 50-year-old tube of lunar soil, which has been vacuum-sealed since the APollo 17 mission.

Astronomy
Louisiana's Apollo 17 goodwill moon rock display was returned to the state after being purchased by a gun collector at a Florida garage sale for its wooden plaque.

Louisiana's missing moon rock found in Florida thanks to broken gun

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A lost piece of the moon belonging to Louisiana may have remained missing, if not been discarded or destroyed, had the plaque on which it was mounted not attracted the eye of a Florida gun collector.

The Moon
In 1974, the lunar sample 73002 was scanned using radiograph technology (bottom). The sample was scanned again in 2019 with advanced tech called X-ray computed microtomography (top).

Long-Sealed Moon Rocks Collected on the Apollo Mission Just Opened for the First Time

By Stephanie Pappas published

Moon rocks collected during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 have been opened for the first time.

The Moon
Astronaut Harrison Schmitt with the American flag and the Earth in the background, during a trek on the lunar surface as part of the Apollo 17 mission.

Last Man to Walk on the Moon Mistaken About Climate Change on Earth

By Mindy Weisberger published

Astronaut Harrison Schmitt saw Earth from space, but doesn't see that human activity is shaping climate change.

Climate Change
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'Lost' NASA Tapes Show Humans Sort of Caused Global Warming on the Moon Too

By Brandon Specktor published

Why did the moon see a sudden temperature spike in the '70s? Blame astronaut footprints.

The Moon
Jack Schmitt and Ivanka Trump with Moon Rock

Apollo 17 Astronaut Laments Size of Moon Rock at Trump Signing Ceremony

By Mike Wall published

Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt wishes NASA had brought a bigger moon rock to the December 2017 signing ceremony for Space Policy Directive 1.

The Moon
NASA's LADEE Spacecraft

RIP LADEE: NASA Moon Probe Crashes Into Lunar Surface

By Miriam Kramer published

The Moon
Opportunity Rover Breaks US Driving Record

Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet Driving

By Mike Wall published

Opportunity passed the Apollo 17 moon buggy, which covered 22.21 miles back in 1972.

The Moon
Harrison Schmitt Collects Lunar Rake Samples

Apollo 17, 40 Years Later: An Astronaut Reflects

By Mike Wall published

Harrison Schmitt remembers the mission like it was yesterday.

Space Exploration
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