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During training, Neil Armstrong practices attaching a Hasselblad camera to a mount on his suit. Buzz Aldrin helps him see what he's doing by raising his visor.

‘Isn’t That Something!’: Looking Back at the Moon Landing (in Photos)

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first spaceflight to put humans on the moon. We went into the NASA archives of the Apollo 11 mission to remember the uncertainty and wonder of that week in 1969.

Maxine Speier

Social Justice

The Moon May Soon Face an American Frontier-Era Land Rush

Private firms like SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace, along with a growing number of national space agencies, are eyeing a manned return to the moon, with an emphasis on settlement rather than exploration.

Tim Robustelli & Dennis Wille

Newly restored Apollo Mission Control Room at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Social Justice

The First Moon Landing Was Achieved With Less Computing Power Than a Cell Phone or a Calculator

It is often said that we now have more computing power in our pocket than the computer aboard Apollo 11 did 50 years ago. But is that true? And, if so, how much more powerful are our phones?

Graham Kendall

News in Brief

The White House’s NASA Budget Focuses on Putting Americans Back on the Moon

Sending American astronauts back to the Moon in preparation for deep-space exploration is a top space priority for the Trump administration.

Kate Wheeling

A supermoon rises behind St. Paul's Cathedral and skyscrapers on January 31st, 2018, in London, United Kingdom. The Super Blue Blood Moon is a rare simultaneous combination of a supermoon, a blood moon, and a blue moon.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: A View of January’s Super Blue Blood Moon From London

A supermoon rises behind St. Paul's Cathedral and skyscrapers on January 31st, 2018, in London, United Kingdom.

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

Give It a Rest, Fogerty

Enough with studies blaming the moon for our behavior, one University of California-Los Angeles astronomer pleads.

Nathan Collins

Social Justice

Full Moons: Not a Cause of Deviant Behavior

Despite countless studies to the contrary, we haven't stopped believing that the moon is driving us crazy.

Katie Heaney

Environment

Should We Colonize the Moon? And How Much Would It Cost?

Sorry, Russia. Establishing a moon colony would require no less than tens of billions of dollars and the cooperation of numerous countries.

Noah Davis

Environment

Launching Pad: Obama Gives Space Plans Some Gravity

President Obama visited Cape Canaveral to address his critics and clarify his canceling of the Constellation program meant to send Americans back to the moon, and his vision for the future of space exploration.

Emily Badger