Elaborate mural on hangar wall of USS Yorktown aircraft carrier remains intact after 83 years on seafloor, NOAA Ocean Exploration discovers. A camera was sent inside the wreck, ...

Apollo 8 Iconic Earthrise, 1968 Vintage chromogenic print (c-print) 12 x 9.5 in. (30.48 x 24.13 cm.) A Kodak Paper watermark AS8-14-2383 ...

The film "Debriefing Apollo 8," released in 1969, documents the historic Apollo 8 mission, which marked humanity's first orbit around the Moon. It highlights the collaborative efforts of numerous ...

If you’re looking for a unique and educational experience in Virginia, visiting one of the state’s many museums is a great option. From history to art to science, there are many interesting museums in ...

Blazing into the atmosphere at over 38 kilometers per hour, the capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 4.7 kilometers from the USS Yorktown at approximately 10:52 a.m. (Eastern Time).

Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts–Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and ...

Captain Jim Lovell, who was the commander of Gemini and Apollo missions, joins Bob Sirott to talk about what he thinks of the Netflix documentary “Apollo 13: Survival” and an achievement that he is ...

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders captured the iconic and revolutionary photograph "Earthrise" while orbiting the Moon.

William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who shot ‘Earthrise,’ dies at 90 As part of the first crewed mission to orbit the moon, he looked toward home and took one of the most famous photos of all time.

William Anders, who was among the first three people to orbit the moon when they were aboard Apollo 8 in 1968, died in a plane crash in Washington state.

Anders, an astronaut who orbited the Moon during Apollo 8, died after the plane he was piloting crashed off Washington state.