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Watch: Neil Armstrong Narrates His Moon Landing In a Rare TV Interview

Watch: Neil Armstrong Narrates His Moon Landing In a Rare TV Interview | Science News | Scoop.it

The immortal first words on the moon, uttered so shakily by a man who has done his best to avoid the spotlight ever since, are even more impressive in hindsight. The Eagle lander nearly plunked Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in a boulder field, and Armstrong had to take over from autopilot to set the spacecraft down. This is according to very rare new commentary from Armstrong himself.

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ScienceCasts: Mission to Land on a Comet

Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is en route to intercept a comet-- and to make history. In 2014, Rosetta will enter orbit around 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and land a probe on it for a front row seat as the comet heads toward the sun.

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Google Sparks New Moon Race with $20 Million Prize

Google Sparks New Moon Race with $20 Million Prize | Science News | Scoop.it

Google has teamed up with the X Prize Foundation to offer a $20 million prize to the first private organization to land a spacecraft on the moon, move it 500 meters and send video back to Earth as proof.

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