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(CNN) — For thousands of years, the moon inspired humans from afar, but the bright beacon in Earth’s night sky — located more than 200,000 miles (321,868 kilometers) away —

(CNN) — For thousands of years, the moon inspired humans from afar, but the bright beacon in Earth’s night sky — located more than 200,000 miles (321,868 kilometers) away —

Some scientists say the “Lunar Anthropocene” epoch started in 1959 when the first spacecraft sent by humanity landed on the moon. And it’s just the beginning.

A new space race is heating up as multiple countries set their sights on landing both robotic and crewed mi...

Various initiatives to preserve human history and civilization sent archives into space for extraterrestrial archaeologists to find

Ever wondered how old the moon must be? Well, heres the answer.

Scientists have said lunar dust collected in 1972 shows the moon is older than they thought. Here’s what you need to know.

Crystals brought back by Apollo 17 astronauts suggest the moon is 40 million years older than scientists thought, according to new research.

Lunar rock collected by Apollo 17 astronauts reveals satellite formed 40m years earlier than previously thought.

WASHINGTON — During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 — the last time people walked on the moon — US astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan collected about 110.4 kg of soil and rock samples that were returned to Earth for further study. A half century later, crystals of the mineral zircon inside a coarse-grained igneous rock fragment collected by...