Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were taken ...

A supercomputer simulation of the Apollo 12 landing on the moon was created to "improve its understanding of plume-surface ...

Former Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordon, one of a dozen men who flew around the moon but didn't land there, has died, NASA said. He was 88. Richard "Dick" F. Gordon Jr. was a test pilot chosen in ...

Five days after their Nov. 14, 1969, launch amid stormy skies, Apollo 12's Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed on the Moon in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms). Part of Apollo 12's mission was to ...

Today marks the anniversary of the Apollo 12 launch. What better way to celebrate than with historical women, some of whom made the launch happen? While we are familiar with Marie Curie and Joan of ...

Panorama view of Apollo 12 lunar surface photos with lunar module pilot Alan L. Bean and the TV taken from just inside the rim of Surveyor Crater on the first […] ...

Imagine a rocket struck by lightning twice within a minute after launch, but the manned mission continued – to the moon, no less. On Nov. 14, 1969, 55 years ago today, the Apollo 12 mission launched ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Apollo 12 commemorative medal ...