10 Secrets of the First Moon Landing

No, it wasn’t a hoax. Sheesh. But some of the details of Apollo 11′s remarkable journey to the Moon are stranger than fiction. I mean, it was the first time humans set foot on another celestial body.



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10 Secrets of the First Moon Landing

No, it wasn’t a hoax. Sheesh. But some of the details of Apollo 11′s remarkable journey to the Moon are stranger than fiction. I mean, it was the first time humans set foot on another celestial body.



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10 Secrets of the First Moon Landing

No, it wasn’t a hoax. Sheesh. But some of the details of Apollo 11′s remarkable journey to the Moon are stranger than fiction. I mean, it was the first time humans set foot on another celestial body.



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10 Secrets of the First Moon Landing

No, it wasn’t a hoax. Sheesh. But some of the details of Apollo 11′s remarkable journey to the Moon are stranger than fiction. I mean, it was the first time humans set foot on another celestial body.



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Longest Eclipse Ever: Airplane Chases the Moon’s Shadow

Eclipse hunters set a new record on July 11 for the longest eclipse ever observed by civilians by chasing the moon in an airplane.



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What Neil Armstrong Really Said When He Stepped on the Moon

One small step for… um… man? It is one of the most historic and recognizable statements ever made. But Neil Armstrong may have very well flubbed his lines as he made those momentous steps onto the moon.



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Hypnotic NASA Documentary on Apollo 11 Is a Trip [Video]

This NASA film from 1970 chronicles not only the excitement surrounding the launch of Apollo 11, which took Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon, but aims to paint a picture of the world as it was way back in the ’60s.



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The 5 Best Discoveries in Astronomy Over the Past 20 Years

The past twenty years have seen huge advances in the field of astronomy and space exploration. Hubble has been launched, landers have reached the moon, and significant flybys of the solar system have taken place.



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Oosthuizen closes in on title – The Majors – Fox Sports

South African Louis Oosthuizen seized a four-stroke lead despite a challenge from England’s Paul Casey after the third round of the British Open at St Andrews. Oosthuizen, who missed the cut in seven of his eight prior majors, birdied two of the last three holes to fire a three-under par 69 and stand on 15-under 206 through 54 holes at the legendary Old Course. “I felt like I swung it really well all day and probably left a few more birdies out there,” Oosthuizen said

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NASA goes lunar with online video game

NASA has opened the moon to gamers with an online single and multiplayer game called Moonbase Alpha that lets players battle the elements and run a 3D outer space outpost.



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