Name: Apollo 11 mission: By the numbers
Uploaded: 7/15/2019 10:39:24 PM
Duration: 160
Description: Manned lunar missions ended in the 1970's. But NASA is working to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 and, eventually, send them to Mars.

Weather Alert

29 Weather Alerts

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins shared stories and recalled the tension surrounding the crew on the day the Saturn V rocket blasted off.

APOLLO-11

20 minutes ago

Play

Stunning Timelapse of World's Largest Iceberg Drifting Away from Ice Shelf

Glaciologist Adrian Luckman used data from The European Space Agency's Copernicus Mission to stitch the images together. Scientists wonder what the fate of this massive iceberg will be as it drifts towards warmer waters.

AMAZE-LAB
Play

Ancient Teeth Reveal Our Ancestors Breastfed for Up to Six Years

Researchers found our ancestors had a much different take on breastfeeding two million years ago. Australopithecus africanus mothers breastfed for much longer due to food shortages.

AMAZE-LAB
Play

Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another world

Back in 1961, NASA had barely 15 minutes of human suborbital flight under its belt when JFK issued the challenge of landing a man on the moon by decade's end.

APOLLO-11
Play

SpaceX: Leaky valve caused crew capsule to explode in test

The SpaceX crew Dragon capsule was undergoing a ground test when it exploded and was destroyed.

NATION-WORLD
Play

Shields of This Translucent Gel Could Help Plants Grow on Mars

Aerogel could warm Mars' surface enough to allow us to grow plants, while blocking harmful UV radiation. The research was published in Nature Astronomy.

AMAZE-LAB
Doctor prescribes video game to treat kids with a lazy eye

One North Texas doctor has been exploring ways to help the brain integrate the images from the lazy and strong eye more completely. The solution: video games.

HEALTH
Play

This is the Quietest Place in the US, Says Acoustic Ecologist

Need some peace and quiet? Head to the Pacific Northwest. Gordon Hempton, who started project 'One Square Inch of Silence' to find places on Earth void of man-made sounds, found the quietest spot lies within a rainforest.

AMAZE-LAB
Play

Bizarre Duck-Billed Dinosaur Discovered in Texas

Miquel Crusafont Catalan Institute of Paleontology researchers identified the Aquilarhinus palimentus, a new species of duck-billed dinosaur that roamed Texas 80 million years ago.

AMAZE-LAB
Play

Watch as Camera Captures Orion's Abort Test in Mid-Air

NASA successfully tested the Orion spacecraft's launch abort system Ascent Abort-2. The test is critical in paving the way for future manned missions, including Mars.

AMAZE-LAB
Play

India aborts moon mission launch, citing technical glitch

The Chandrayaan-2 mission was called off when a "technical snag" was observed in the 640-ton, 14-story rocket launcher, Indian Space Research Organization says.

NATION-WORLD
Dallas sees jump in tech salaries that puts it among top 20 in U.S.

Pay is rising at North Texas tech companies.

LOCAL