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Scientists hope that the sample will open a window into the ancient history of the Moon and provide new information about the evolution of Earth's natural satellite.
The agency set aside samples in 1972 gathered on the last human mission to the Moon.
Nearly 50 years after Apollo 17 astronauts collected rocks from the lunar surface, NASA is finally tapping their samples.
Scientists at The University of New Mexico recently took part in the opening of ANGSA 73001, a drive tube lunar sample collected by NASA's Apollo 17 mission that will allow scientists to study any gases that may reside in the container as well as lunar...
Scientists at NASA are tapping into one of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples to learn more about the Moon and prepare for a return to its surface. NASA's Artemis mission aims to bring back cold and sealed samples from near the lunar South Pole.