Apollo 16

The last time astronauts walked on the moon was in December of 1972, decades before high-definition video cameras…

Shortly after Apollo 16 blasted off from Florida in 1972, the Saturn V Booster was used as an experiment in and of…

April 1972: The fourth pair of astronauts to visit the moon were the most enthusiastic geologists, bringing home the…

Earlier this week, NASA uploaded an incredible treasure trove of images to a new gallery on Flickr: unprocessed…

When it comes to cool road trips and awesome driving exploits, Apollo astronauts David Scott, John Young, and…

Here's a freshly-updated infographic by SPACE.com's Karl Tate, illustrating the distances driven by various rovers…

Sure, traipsing about the lunar surface is all fun and games when you've got a golf club and a flag for planting…

We already know that farting astronauts are serious business, but the fact is that even the best-trained…

What does the moon smell like? Gunpowder, apparently. Artist Sue Corke has created a scratch 'n sniff print of the…

Those were the words of Charlie Duke, the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16, which launched 37 years ago today.