In July 1969, a quick-thinking Aldrin used the writing instrument to rearm the engine arm circuit of the lunar module "Eagle" ...

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.

July 16 this year marks the 57th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, which saw two men walk on the Moon.

With all this talk and excitement about going ‘back to moon’ in 2027 (or 2028), this is a great time to look back at the ...

The USS Hornet Sea, Air, and Space Museum celebrates the anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 splashdown on July 18 with a ...

Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. Facts July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the ...

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space ...

Yet no human has been back to the lunar surface since the last Apollo astronaut left it in 1972, and plans to put people on ...

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, but you probably knew that already.

Among the newer material, one video shows a military sensor tracking an object resembling a six-pointed star over the Yellow ...

A near-full moon, roughly 98 percent illuminated, will hang in the sky for most of the night. This is expected to cut visible ...

With astrophysicists and wildlife ecologists, art conservators and security officers, this discussion series invites visitors to go behind the scenes with experts across the institution.