It depicts the southwestern corner of the lunar lava-plain known as the "Sea of Tranquility," where Apollo 11, the first moon landing, took place with Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in July 1969 ...

After landing on the moon, taking one small step for man and a couple of giant leaps for mankind, it was finally time for Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to wind down and get so… ...

The surface feature is Mare Tranquillitatis, or the Sea of Tranquility, where the Apollo 11 mission landed on the afternoon of July 20, 1969. The full moon won’t peak until 6:17 a.m. ET Sunday ...

As the full moon shines in the night sky this weekend, take a moment to revel in its beauty and search for a large, dark plain. The surface feature is Mare Tranquillitatis, or the Sea of ...

It was 52 years ago today that two American astronauts—the late Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin—became the first humans to walk on the Moon.

The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

The surface feature is Mare Tranquillitatis, or the Sea of Tranquility, where the Apollo 11 mission landed on the afternoon of July 20, 1969. The full moon won’t peak until 6:17 a.m. ET Sunday ...

Their tiny Lunar Excursion Module, nicknamed Eagle, was designed to land them on the moon’s Sea of Tranquility — it was not designed to give them a tranquil night’s sleep.

(CNN) — As the full moon shines in the night sky this weekend, take a moment to revel in its beauty and search for a large, dark plain. The surface feature is Mare Tranquillitatis, or the Sea of ...