The largest optical telescope currently is the Keck Telescope ... Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left the first American flag ...

"Can you see the flag the astronauts left there?" This then leads to a discussion on how far the Moon is, versus the ...

Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.

Fifty-five years ago, millions around the world were glued to their television screens as two humans prepared to set foot on an uncharted world. Over 3,80,000 kilometres away, the lander began its ...

The ringed planet disappears behind the unilluminated part of the moon and then re-emerges from behind the illuminated side. TOP TELESCOPE PICK: Want to see the features of the moon up close? The ...

Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years ...

But that seminal event in vexillological history was not without a lot of debate, discussion and early worries that were run up the policy flagpole about "who owns the moon?" (Vexillology is the study ...