Dec. 11 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1816, Indiana joined the United States as its 19th state. In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson.

"We leave as we came... with peace and hope for all mankind," Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan said as he took man's last steps on the moon. It's been 45 years since the launch of Apollo 17 ...

Apollo 17: NASA's final Apollo moon landing mission in pictures Moon rocks have also made brief visits at the White House. During Trump's first term in office, a different Apollo 17 rock was on ...

since launching a day after Valentine's Day could potentially become the first American vehicle to land on the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in December 1972. Intuitive Machines crews are ...

the “moon buggy” experienced a mishap on the Apollo 17 landing that would have been a disaster if not for the inclusion of a decidedly analog tool on the spacecraft: duct tape. “Ohhh you won ...

This Apollo 17 moon rock, NASA sample no. 76015,143, on display in the Oval Office at The White House from 2021 to 2025. | Credit: NASA Whether the moon rock's removal had anything to do with ...