National Geographic has always been at the forefront ... which has surveyed the entire surface. The moon is peppered with probes and landers, the legacy of human efforts to explore it.

This story appears in the August 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... On the Earth-facing side of the moon 48 years later, undisturbed by wind or water, development or war, Tranquility ...

Moon Mysteries and Myths Quiz, Part 1 For every fact we know about the moon there are a hundred superstitions, legends, and mysteries. See how well you know your lunar lore.

This story appears in the August 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Whether helping astronauts enter Earth orbit, walk on the moon, pilot a space shuttle, or travel to Mars, space ...

This story appears in the March 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... and scarab beetles iridescent as opals. The moon, which illuminates this stage, borrows its light from the sun.

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Moon jellies, which are found in shallow bays around the world, look like small, not entirely friendly ghosts.

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Read more about past—and future—travels to the moon in our July cover story “50 years after Apollo 11, a ...

NASA aims to travel to the moon again—and beyond. Here’s a look at the 21st-century race to send humans into space. Private spaceflight is not a new concept. In the United States, commercial ...

50 years after Apollo 11, a new moon race is on 50 years after Apollo ... Niger is a nation on the edge With his Pristine Seas project, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Read more about past—and future—travels to the moon in our July cover story “50 years after Apollo 11, a ...