http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (Phys.org) —When Apollo 11 returned from its historic flight in 1969, the moon rocks and lunar soil collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin eventually found their way to some 150 laboratories worldwide. One of those was the Space Sciences Laboratory in Latimer Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. After experiments were conducted and papers published, those samples should have been sent back to NASA. Instead they wound up in storage, where they sat collecting dust until they were discovered more than four decades later. http://phys.org/news287300901.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 May 2013 06:48:33 EST news287300901 Buzz Aldrin, the American astronaut who was the second man to walk on the Moon, said Wednesday that the United States must lead the way toward building a permanent settlement on Mars. http://phys.org/news287253484.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 May 2013 17:38:10 EST news287253484 NASA and private sector experts now agree that a man or woman could be sent on a mission to Mars over the next 20 years, despite huge challenges. http://phys.org/news286951639.html Space & Earth Sun, 05 May 2013 06:00:01 EST news286951639 On their mission to the moon in 1969 the Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin created arguably the most famous footprints ever. Since the time the astronauts of the Apollo 11 Mission stepped onto the surface of our satellite their footprints remain almost unchanged. And as no breath of wind will ever be able to blow them away they will be visible forever. http://phys.org/news279458140.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:15:51 EST news279458140 (Phys.org)—The complexities of traveling to and working in space present challenges to astronauts that NASA scientists and engineers have been working on since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first stepped on the moon more than 43 years ago. http://phys.org/news271666017.html Space & Earth Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:00:01 EST news271666017 The cremated remains of legendary American astronaut Neil Armstrong were scattered at sea Friday, in a ceremony aboard a US aircraft carrier paying final tribute to the first man to set foot on the moon, NASA said. http://phys.org/news266903578.html Space & Earth Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:20:02 EST news266903578 (AP)—Americans bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon. http://phys.org/news266757786.html Space & Earth Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:23:12 EST news266757786 Coming upon the Apollo 11 capsule at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Monday, Matt Hehman did something that would have been unimaginable when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon 33 years ago. http://phys.org/news265309155.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:59:21 EST news265309155 (AP)—When man first harnessed fire, no one recorded it. When the Wright Brothers showed man could fly, only a handful of people witnessed it. But when Neil Armstrong took that first small step on the moon in July 1969, an entire globe watched in grainy black-and-white from a quarter million miles (400,000 kilometers) away http://phys.org/news265261970.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:10:01 EST news265261970 (AP)—Neil Armstrong made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon. http://phys.org/news265211783.html Space & Earth Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:00:02 EST news265211783 More than 40 years after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, humans continue to push the frontiers of space exploration but missions are being tempered by costs, a trend that concerned the astronaut. http://phys.org/news265218842.html Space & Earth Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:54:15 EST news265218842 At 9:32 am on July 16, 1969 a 2,900-tonne Saturn V rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the Columbia command module and the dreams of a generation. http://phys.org/news265172205.html Space & Earth Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:30:02 EST news265172205 US astronaut Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 comrades Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins paid tribute to their late commander's talent and accomplishments on Saturday, noting that they would miss him. http://phys.org/news265171785.html Space & Earth Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:50:05 EST news265171785 Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described "nerdy" engineer who became a global hero when as a steely nerved U.S. pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with the first step on the moon. The modest man who entranced and awed people on Earth has died. He was 82. http://phys.org/news265136749.html Space & Earth Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:06:07 EST news265136749 Poetry has been following the rules for centuries. From the strict structure of the haiku to the rhythmic rhyme of the ballad, verse can be daunting to both professional poets and amateur auteurs. But poems are also media for the masses and one Concordia researcher is using mass media to put them back in the hands of the people. http://phys.org/news260099866.html Technology Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:57:52 EST news260099866 (AP) -- The dark suit and tie Joe Gutheinz wore set him apart from other customers inside a Texas eatery where the usual attire is jeans and cowboy hats. http://phys.org/news256150112.html Space & Earth Sun, 13 May 2012 17:49:31 EST news256150112 Astronauts have long reported the experience of seeing flashes while they are in space, even when their eyes are closed. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin both reported these flashes during the Apollo 11 mission, and similar reports during the Apollo 12 and 13 missions led to subsequent Apollo missions including experiments specifically looking at this strange phenomenon. These experiments involved blindfolding crewmembers and recording their comments during designated observation sessions, and later missions had a special device, the Apollo Light Flash Moving Emulsion Detector (ALFMED), which was worn by the astronauts during dark periods to record of incidents of cosmic ray hits. http://phys.org/news254126563.html Space & Earth Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:42:58 EST news254126563 The US Congress on Wednesday bestowed its highest civilian honor on four American space pioneers of the 1960s, marking the first time the Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to astronauts. http://phys.org/news240670939.html Space & Earth Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:02:29 EST news240670939 The US Congress on Wednesday will award the nation's highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to four American astronauts including the first man to walk on the Moon, 81-year-old Neil Armstrong. http://phys.org/news240595940.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:40:01 EST news240595940 Pack your rockets. The newest national park may be on the moon. http://phys.org/news240553508.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:25:53 EST news240553508 The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and the first men to walk on the moon will receive the US Congress's highest honor at a ceremony on November 16, a top lawmaker announced Friday. http://phys.org/news238421099.html Space & Earth Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:05:06 EST news238421099 (AP) -- With their construction work finished, the 11 astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex accepted congratulations Wednesday from President Barack Obama, who assured them of his "unwavering" commitment to NASA. http://phys.org/news185690999.html Space & Earth Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:01 EST news185690999 (AP) -- Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there. http://phys.org/news167323588.html Technology Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:46:51 EST news167323588 (AP) -- The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th anniversary of man's first moon landing with their own spacewalk Monday, heading outside to stockpile some big spare parts. http://phys.org/news167290888.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:07:14 EST news167290888 (AP) -- In the 40 years since Apollo 11, some of the key players, most notably Neil Armstrong, have steered clear of the increasingly bright glare of the moonlight cast by the historic lunar landing. Others have embraced it. Almost all have written books detailing not only themselves but the glory days of space. http://phys.org/news167236025.html Space & Earth Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:27:35 EST news167236025 (AP) -- It was a reunion of reunions. Twelve Apollo astronauts reminisced, traded stories and poked fun at each other Friday night as the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing and moonwalk approached. http://phys.org/news167112293.html Space & Earth Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:10:01 EST news167112293 Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong realized the oldest dream of human civilizations when he became the first man to walk on the moon. http://phys.org/news166004852.html Space & Earth Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:28:20 EST news166004852