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NASA's First All-Female Spacewalk is Really Happening This Time

After a surprising cancellation in March, plans for NASA's first all-female spacewalk are back on track.

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NASA Boss Jokingly Declares Pluto a Planet, Gets Everyone's Hopes Up

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine came out as Team Planet Pluto at a recent event, reigniting hopes around the body's planetary status.

NASA and Peanuts Team Up to Bring Space-Themed Snoopy Booklets to McDonald's Happy Meals

As part of a new project promoting STEM, NASA booklets starring Snoopy in space will soon be available with McDonald's Happy Meals.

Could You Pass This Astronaut Aptitude Test?

Think you've got what it takes to follow in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin? Take this Astronaut Test and find out.

Apollo 11 Astronauts Are Being Honored With Butter Sculptures at the Ohio State Fair

This year, the Ohio State Fair’s legen-dairy butter display will include uncannily lifelike sculptures of Apollo 11’s Moon walkers.

Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin share a laugh with President Richard Nixon while aboard the USS Hornet on July 24, 1969.

Richard Nixon Had a Speech Prepared In the Event That Apollo 11's Mission Failed

In the event that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were stranded on the moon, William Safire wrote a heartbreaking letter for the president to read.

Margaret Hamilton, lead Apollo flight software engineer, in the Apollo Command Module.

Meet Margaret Hamilton: The Woman Behind the Apollo Project

When Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the surface of the Moon in July of 1969, software was a relatively new development. In fact, the Moon mission was one of the first times this kind of engineering was used in such a fundamental way. History was being wri

The 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history in 1969 when they became the first people to step foot on the Moon. Ten others have followed in their footsteps.

LEGO Built a Life-Sized Astronaut Model to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

The 6-foot-3-inch model took 300 hours and 30,000 LEGO blocks to build. It matches the astronaut suits worn during the 1969 Moon landing.

The Saturn V rocket lifts off with the Apollo 11 mission on July 16, 1969.

CBS Is Live-Streaming Its 1969 Coverage of the Apollo 11 Launch Right Now on YouTube

Tune into CBS’s live stream of its 1969 coverage of the Apollo 11 mission launch, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing.

11 Things You Might Not Know About Neil Armstrong

No matter where private or government space travel may take us in the future, Neil Armstrong will forever have a place as the first human to ever set foot on solid ground outside of our atmosphere.

The Saturn V rocket takes off on July 16, 1969.

The Washington Monument Is Transforming Into a Full-Scale Saturn V Rocket for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Find out when and where you can watch the full-scale projection, accompanied by a short film about the 1969 Moon landing.

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50 Facts About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon—and Buzz Aldrin became the first one to pee on it.

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Here's How to Livestream Today's Total Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse will be visible over South America today, July 2, 2019—but you don't need to catch a plane to see it live.

See NASA’s Breathtaking Photo of a Volcanic Eruption From Space

A small island volcano that has been dormant since 1924 erupted this week. Astronauts photographed it from the International Space Station.

Dairy Queen Is Celebrating Apollo 11’s 50th Anniversary With Its Zero Gravity Blizzard

The super sweet frozen treat—made with Oreo cookie bits, sparkly soft serve, and colorful sprinkles—celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing.

The International Space Station Will Start Accepting Visitors … For $58 Million

Now you can travel to the International Space Station for $58 million, but that doesn't include the $35,000 additional fees per night.

LEGO Releases Lunar Lander Module Set for Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary

The LEGO Creator Expert Apollo 11 Lunar Lander module set recreates many of the details of the original spacecraft in 1087 interlocking pieces.

6 Amazing Facts About Sally Ride

Sally Ride—the first American woman in space—paved the way for female astronauts, and proved there is such thing as a stupid question.

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Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit Will Go Back on Display for Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary

Neil Armstrong's iconic suit was pulled from the museum floor out of fear of deterioration, but after a conservation project, it's ready to go back on display.

Norman Mailer's MoonFire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 Is Getting a Special 50th Anniversary Release from TASCHEN

This July will mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. TASCHEN's book contains rare photos from NASA, magazine archives, and private collections.

NASA Reveals How Living in Space for a Year Affected Scott Kelly’s Poop

Astronaut Scott Kelly used cotton swabs to take samples of his fecal matter. He then sealed it in tubes and sent it back to Earth via rocket.

An artist's rendering of a growing supermassive black hole

We Could Be Just Days Away From Seeing the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

Capturing an image of the distant, supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy has been compared to “standing in New York and counting the individual dimples on a golf ball in Los Angeles."

NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann at an event in August 2018

First Person on Mars Will Likely be a Woman, Says NASA Boss

The human-led mission isn't expected to happen until at least 2030, but when it does, a woman will likely be the first person to set foot on the Red Planet.

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