The flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics has been kindled at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece.

Jonelle Procope’s 20-year tenure as president and CEO of The Apollo Theater evolved into an era of prosperity and expansion, markedly different from the tumultuous, cash-strapped decades that preceded it.

Scientists for the first time have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.

NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket.

One private astronaut is promising to take his crew closer to the moon than anyone has been since the last Apollo mission.

Moonwalkers of the Artemis generation are going to need some new gear and very soon if NASA plans to achieve its goal.

The taxpayer-funded loan was made on the grounds that the company's operations are critical for maintaining national security. The panel members questioned the decision to deem YRC’s business vital to national security. Ramamurti asked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin whether he had had contacts with Kushner or his staff regarding the YRC loan. He called the loan to YRC “a fast-tracked, extremely generous loan that just so happened to help” Apollo as YRC’s creditor. To qualify for the national security aid, companies should be performing under defense contracts of the highest national priority or operating under top-secret security clearance.

ANN ARBOR Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin just made the University of Michigan Marching Bands year. He retweeted Monday their performance at Michigan Stadium during the Oct. 27 Michigan vs. Notre Dame game in which they formed a NASA formation at half time. Michigan Band tweeted, So glad we got the opportunity to collaborate with @NASA, @JimBridenstine, and @UMengineering!Aldrin replied with a fun fact that all of Apollo 15s crew were Michigan alumni. Like what youre reading? Sign up for our email newsletter here!

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The first footsteps on the moon belonged to two men, but they may never have made it there if not for Margaret Hamilton. The software engineer developed the onboard computer programs that powered NASA's Apollo missions, including the 1969 moon landing. Who is Margaret Hamilton? The software's emergency preparedness is thought to have helped save the mission, Hamilton wrote. Hamilton never left the Earth's atmosphere, but without her groundbreaking software, it's unlikely that the American flag would've been planted on the moon in July 1969.

From singing to golfing to Galileo, Apollo astronauts enjoyed lighter moments on the moon while on their official mission of scientific exploration. Here are other memorable moments beyond Apollo.