In 2002, NASA intern Thad Roberts orchestrated a daring moon rock theft. He and accomplices stole lunar samples worth ...

Thad Roberts is still being remembered for his daring and one-of-a-kind heist as he stole lunar samples from Nasa where he ...

Roberts' crime is explored in the 2011 book " Sex on the Moon ," by Ben Mezrich, and has been the subject of much discussion.

He pleaded guilty in 2002 to stealing moon rocks and was sentenced to eight years in prison. He also admitted to stealing ...

In 2002, NASA intern Thad Roberts, with accomplices including his girlfriend, stole moon rocks worth $21 million. Roberts ...

More than 23 years ago, NASA intern Thad Roberts hatched a daring plan to steal 17 pounds of moon rocks and a meteorite from Houston’s Johnson Space Center — priceless samples from every Apollo ...

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are anticipating the Perseid meteor shower, peaking late Tuesday into Wednesday.

NASA is launching the second phase of its moon recycling competition to clean up trash in space, including plastics, foams ...

Meteors from the Perseids meteor shower streak across a partly cloudy sky above Inyo National Forest in Bishop, California, in 2024. Pinkish glow of aurora can be seen to the left of the image, and a ...

NASA's acting administrator has directed the US space agency to be ready to run a nuclear reactor on the moon by the end of ...

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

The mission nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and endurance and led to the hit Hollywood ...