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In what was part experiment and part publicity stunt, an Apollo astronaut took a tin of tree seeds around the moon more than 50 years ago, and now the Artemis mission is doing it again.

Standing in the period perfect recreation of the early 1900s Mason Hotel Lobby and Coffee Shop, Wayne McCombs looked around.

This chunk of the moon is on permanent loan from NASA to the museum.

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch Complex 5 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

PERRY COUNTY — Mikey McBarnes is a citizen who loves fun facts. He did some digging when he first came to Perry County and found out that Tell City and

Try your hand at our Earth Day quiz with answers.

Every year on April 22, trees are planted, litter is cleaned up, and awareness for the issues plaguing the planet are raised.

The Washington State Capitol Campus is home to one of the moon trees, a seed brought back from the Apollo 14 space mission. Learn more about a moon tree.

Olympia has its share of great trees just waiting for passersby to wonder at their respected age and their stories. Take a walk around Olympia and check out these famous historic trees.

Yes, it's a real Moon Tree and it's growing right here in the Lone Star State. The Moon Trees were a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Forrest Service.