Two of the larger sealed samples were collected by Apollo 17 moonwalkers in December 1972. According to several key lunar researchers, now is the right time to consider opening at least one of the ...

NASA is opening a vacuum-sealed sample it took from the moon 50 years ago Astronauts hammered collection tubes into the lunar surface on the last Apollo mission to the moon.

Between 1969 and 1972, Apollo astronauts brought back to Earth a total of nine containers of moon material that were sealed on the lunar surface. Two of the larger sealed samples were collected by ...

Three containers of samples brought back to Earth by Apollo astronauts remain sealed today. Now is the right time to open one of them, some scientists contend.