The felt-tip pen that saved Apollo 11 sold for around 780,000 euros, and Buzz Aldrin did not use it to write

Buzz Aldrin's felt-tip pen sold for nearly $860,000 at auction. Discover how the marker saved the Apollo 11 moon mission.
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Earthrise: How the Apollo 8 astronauts gave every photographer on the planet an important lesson

A lack of planning left the astronauts scrambling the snap the iconic image in the nick of time – a monumental story we can ...

In 1970, NASA deliberately crashed Apollo 13’s rocket into the Moon; the impact made the lunar interior “ring” for over three hours

Discover how NASA transformed the Apollo 13 crisis into a remarkable scientific breakthrough by crashing a rocket into the Moon, causing it to ring for over three hours.

In 1971, an Apollo 14 astronaut took nearly 500 tree seeds around the Moon; many later germinated into ‘Moon Trees’ on Earth

Space exploration is often associated with silver spacesuits, dusty footprints and grey lunar rocks, but a living legacy from the space age continues to grow in public parks, university campuses and ...

Quote of the day by Neil Armstrong: "All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed..." - This powerful lesson o…

Neil Armstrong’s quote offers a powerful lesson on timing, dreams and opportunity, showing why feeling late to history should ...
Donga Science

[Space Bird 2] ⑮ NASA Trip Awaits as Kids Donga Names 30 Child Space Ambassadors

A total of 1,195 child reporters visited Korea’s aerospace sites and took on various missions as they nurtured their dreams ...
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Snoopy at 76: The little beagle who never stopped dreaming

At 76, the little beagle remains a reminder that imagination can transform the everyday – and that sometimes the biggest journeys begin simply by allowing ourselves to dream.

A forgotten mission: NASA once planned to send astronauts to Venus

NASA, the Soviet Union, the European Space Agency and Japan have sent a number of uncrewed missions to Venus, with some, like ...

In 1972, Apollo 17 carried five desert mice around the Moon: Each had cosmic-ray detectors implanted beneath its scalp to measure deep-space radiation

Five tiny pocket mice traveled around the Moon aboard Apollo 17 in 1972, carrying radiation detectors that were implanted ...

A new space race is unfolding at the moon’s south pole. Here’s what to know about China’s game plan

China’s space program is having a landmark year, and clues to which nation is pulling ahead in the new moon race may be ...