Dec. 11 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1816, Indiana joined the United States as its 19th state. In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson.

Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. In the ...

Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions exhibit surprising magnetic signatures. A recent study suggests these phenomena result from a major impact that temporarily amplified the Moon's magnetic ...

NASA's Apollo missions in the 1960s and '70s served not only to land Americans on the lunar surface but to answer key questions about the moon that could be answered only by going there. As often ...

Image: Don Burnett, Genesis principal investigator, examines samples upon their return in Utah. Ever since astronauts returned from another world, scientists have been mystified by some of the moon ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the December 1972 issue of Popular Science, writer Alden P ...