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Anita Mitchell, who was married to late NASA pilot Edgar Mitchell, said the Apollo astronaut and many of his colleagues firmly believed that extra-terrestrial life is out there

The space around us is hardly empty – there’s millions of asteroids orbiting the Sun along with the Earth and other planets in our solar system. But one day every year we come together to acknowledge these space rocks and the impact they often have on our home. That day is June 30, also known as asteroid day. As asteroid day approaches this year, so will an asteroid called 2011 UL21.

Stafford commanded the dress rehearsal mission for the 1969 moon landing.

Actor Tom Hanks, the star of Apollo 13, says he'd love to visit space for real. He said he'd be glad to clean toilets and serve food to help the rest of the crew.

Pictures of Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard playing golf on the moon have wowed viewers for decades, yet for almost half a century, nobody knew how far his famous second shot actually traveled. That was until British imaging specialist Andy Saunders restored the original flight footage.