Warren builder helps construct NASA rocket to the moon
June 3, 2019 GMTWARREN, Mich. (AP) — Houston, NASA is ready for liftoff — well, almost, thanks to a Warren-based design and build business.
Futuramic Tool & Engineering contributed more than 100 parts to the creation of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration rocket.
Jeff Bezos says he’ll send a spaceship to the moon
May 9, 2019 GMTSpace rock left big crater on moon during full lunar eclipse
April 30, 2019 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space rock left a big crater on the moon during January's total lunar eclipse...
Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon
April 12, 2019 GMTYEHUD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon just moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history Thursday as the first privately funded lunar landing...
Exhibit of Neil Armstrong’s personal papers opens at Purdue
March 18, 2019 GMTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — An exhibit of astronaut Neil Armstrong's personal papers is opening at Purdue University ahead of the 50th anniversary of his famed walk on the moon...
NASA’s new rocket won’t be ready for moon shot next year
March 13, 2019 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's massive new rocket won't be ready for a moon shot next year, the space agency's top official told Congress on Wednesday...
Woman recalls NASA job lifelong friendship with astronaut
February 24, 2019 GMTCHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — When 94-year-old Margaret Gsell looks at the moon, she remembers the most interesting period of her life...
Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch
February 22, 2019 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country's first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday night by SpaceX...
First private Israel lunar mission to be launched this week
February 18, 2019 GMTRAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — A nonprofit Israeli consortium said Monday that it hopes to make history this week by launching the first private aircraft to land on the moon...
HIGH MOON
January 17, 2019 GMTBy Julia Sarcinelli
Correspondent
Turn your eyes to the sky and watch the moon turn red Sunday evening at Worcester EcoTarium.
China broadcasts spacecraft pictures from moon’s far side
January 11, 2019 GMTBEIJING (AP) — China on Friday broadcast pictures taken by its rover and lander on the moon's far side, in what its space program hailed as another triumph for the groundbreaking mission to the less-understood sector of the lunar surface...
China begins first surface exploration of moon’s far side
January 4, 2019 GMTBEIJING (AP) — A Chinese space rover explored the lunar terrain on Friday in the world's first mission on the surface of the far side of the moon...
Super Moon For Lunar Eclipse
January 4, 2019 GMTA moon by any other name is still just a moon, unless it happens to coincide with a solar eclipse. Then it’s really something to howl about, as the event gives rise to the so-called “Super Blood Wolf Moon.”
China lunar probe sheds light on the ‘dark’ side of the moon
January 4, 2019 GMTBEIJING (AP) — China's burgeoning space program achieved a lunar milestone on Thursday: landing a probe on the mysterious and misnamed "dark" side of the moon...
10 Things to Know for Today
January 3, 2019 GMTYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:...
NASA’s 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary
December 18, 2018 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a tumultuous year of assassinations, riots and war drew to a close in heroic and hopeful fashion with the three Apollo 8 astronauts reading from the Book of Genesis on live TV as they orbited the moon...
China launches pioneering mission to far side of moon
December 8, 2018 GMTBEIJING (AP) — China launched a ground-breaking mission Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, the European Union and the U...
Next US moon landing will be by private companies, not NASA
November 30, 2018 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America's next moon landing will be made by private companies — not NASA...
Neil Armstrong memorabilia fetches $7.5 million at auction
November 4, 2018 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Memorabilia that belonged to the first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has fetched more than $7...
For sale to the highest bidder: A 12-pound chunk of the moon
October 10, 2018 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Anyone who can't make it to the moon to gather a few lunar rocks now has the opportunity to buy one right here on Earth...
1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guests
September 18, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — After announcing that he'll take the first-ever commercial rocket trip around the moon, Yusaku Maezawa said he wants company for the weeklong journey...
1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guests
September 18, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Monday that he plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial trip around the moon and will invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people on the weeklong journey "to inspire the dreamer in all of us...
Latest: SpaceX moon passenger to invite artists on journey
September 18, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on SpaceX's announcement of the first private moon flight passenger (all times local):...
SpaceX changes plans to send tourists around the moon
September 14, 2018 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX said it has signed the first private moon traveler, with some changes to its original game plan...
Moon rock hunter closes in on tracking down missing stones
September 12, 2018 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A strange thing happened after Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew returned from the moon with lunar rocks: Many of the mementos given to every U...
Armstrong sons, filmmaker defend moon landing in ‘First Man’
September 1, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The sons of Neil Armstrong are defending Damien Chazelle's docudrama about the moon landing after conservative pundits decried the film's lack of emphasis on the American flag's planting on the lunar surface...
In Venice hit ‘First Man,’ another day of sun for Chazelle
August 31, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Damien Chazelle's last movie, "La La Land," was about a man clinging to nostalgia...
One giant sale: Neil Armstrong’s collection goes to auction
July 20, 2018 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — Admirers of Neil Armstrong and space exploration have a chance to own artifacts and mementos that belonged to the modest man who became a global hero by becoming the first human to walk on the moon...
Boulder-size asteroid disintegrated harmlessly over Africa
June 4, 2018 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A boulder-size asteroid disintegrated harmlessly over Africa, just hours after its weekend discovery...
NASA’s Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planets
April 19, 2018 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Tess spacecraft embarked Wednesday on a quest to find new worlds around neighboring stars that could support life.
Tess rode a SpaceX Falcon rocket through the evening sky, aiming for an orbit stretching all the way to the moon...
Review: Book shows Apollo 8 was a big risk for 3 astronauts
April 2, 2018 GMT"Rocket Men" (Random House), by Robert Kurson
The first astronauts to orbit the moon ended their 1968 Christmas Eve television broadcast with a personal message for the people of Earth...
Lunar showstopper: Super blue blood moon awes and wows
February 1, 2018 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon put on a rare cosmic show Wednesday: a red blue moon, super big and super bright...
Blue moon, supermoon, total lunar eclipse rolled into one
January 30, 2018 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week.
On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one...
$30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE will end without a winner
January 24, 2018 GMTNo one will win the $30 million race to the moon.
The Google Lunar XPRIZE announced Tuesday that none of the five remaining teams will land on the moon before the end of March and the deadline will not be extended.
NASA: Legendary astronaut, moonwalker John Young has died
January 6, 2018 GMTLegendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday...
The Latest: 40-minute wait for newly legal California pot
January 2, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on recreational marijuana sales in California (all times local):
Supermoon returns twice in January
January 1, 2018 GMTThe moon’s elliptical orbit takes it about 30,000 miles closer to Earth (perigee) some months than others (apogee). A supermoon is a full moon that is at or near (90 percent of) its closest point in its orbit around Earth (perigee).
Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordon, who circled moon, dies
November 7, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Apollo 12 astronaut Richard "Dick" F. Gordon Jr., one of a dozen men who flew around the moon but didn't land there, has died, NASA said...
Idaho looking to cash in on starry skies with more tourists
November 2, 2017 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — The stars are aligning for Idaho — mainly because they're visible.
The International Dark-Sky Association this week named the central Idaho city of Ketchum an International Dark Sky Community, only the 16th in the world, after years of efforts to limit excess artificial light...
Seniors snap up US national park passes before price hike
August 2, 2017 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Seniors are snapping up so many lifetime passes good for U.S. national parks and other recreation areas ahead of a steep price increase later this month that some government agencies have run out and started issuing vouchers.
Gold lunar module stolen from Neil Armstrong museum in Ohio
July 29, 2017 GMTWAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — Ohio police say a rare gold replica of the lunar space module has been stolen from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum...
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Mars
July 17, 2017 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center...
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Mars
July 16, 2017 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center.
Upcoming events at Craters of the Moon
June 2, 2017 GMTWith sparse crowds, nice temperatures and abundant wildflowers, spring is a great time to visit Craters of the Moon. Here are following special events for the month of June:
Robert Miller: A tiny pinpoint of light in the solar system
April 29, 2017 GMTFirst of all, it is a remarkable image.
Earlier this month, the Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004, took a final look home.
It captured a picture of Earth shining below one of Saturn’s rings.
Oklahoman author, Texas dispute ownership of ‘lunar Bibles’
April 22, 2017 GMTTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Ten microfilm Bibles once launched hundreds of thousands of miles into space sit landlocked today inside an Oklahoma courthouse while a legal battle rages in two states over who is the rightful owner of the celestial keepsakes...
Report: China developing advanced lunar mission spaceship
March 9, 2017 GMTBEIJING (AP) — China is developing an advanced new spaceship capable of both flying in low-Earth orbit and landing on the moon, according to state media, in another bold step for a space program that equaled the U...
G-6 and Sister Ship Rendezvous; Fly in Space 6 to 10 Feet Apart
January 30, 2017 GMTThis story appeared in the Houston Chronicle on Dec. 16, 1965. The words and headlines are reprinted as they ran then.
Gemini-6 astronauts jubilantly maneuvered their spacecraft to within six feet of the Gemini-7 spacecraft today in the greatest achievement so far in man's exploration of space.
Ailing Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole to New Zealand
December 1, 2016 GMTAn ailing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was evacuated from the South Pole to New Zealand where he was hospitalized Thursday in stable condition...
Record sale for a rare Tintin drawing in Paris auction
November 19, 2016 GMTPARIS (AP) — A rare drawing from one of Tintin's most famous comic books, "Explorers on the Moon," was sold Saturday for a record 1...
Stamford residents marvel at super moon
November 15, 2016 GMTSTAMFORD — At sunset Sunday, Marie Davis stood at the top of the hill that is Clearview Avenue, staring at the horizon.
The sky had faded to pale blue, underlined in a soft pink that signaled the sun’s last glow.
Armstrong called humble hero who served country
August 26, 2012 GMTWhen Neil Armstrong walked on the moon all those years ago, he made his country believe that anything was possible with ingenuity and dedication — and in the process became of America's greatest heroes, his friends, colleagues and admirers said Saturday after news that the former astronaut had died.