After sitting untouched in storage for nearly 50 years, lunar samples collected during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions will be studied for the first time, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ...

In 1972, when geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt spotted a patch of unusual orange soil on the Moon, he knew it was special, but he wasn’t sure exactly why. “Until it was possible to ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When the Apollo 17 astronaut sealed moon samples, he hoped it would help answer questions. 50 years later, it's finally open, and his hard work is paying off. They weren't in ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Nearly 50 years ...

NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample of rock and regolith from the ...

(CNN) — Nearly 50 years after it was collected, a lunar sample from the Apollo 17 mission has finally been opened at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. It’s one of the last unopened samples from ...

When the crew of Apollo 17 left the lunar surface and returned to Earth in December 1972, they brought with them samples of a particularly interesting area of the Moon. Those samples were deliberately ...

'It's just the best thing in the world — like a kid in the candy store.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA scientists have ...

Sophisticated analysis of a rock sample taken from the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission revealed new information about the complex cooling and evolutionary history of the Moon. The findings, from ...

The Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) was an aluminum box with a triple seal. It was used on Apollo lunar landing missions to preserve a lunar-like vacuum around the samples and protect ...