The Best Moon Documentaries

Space & the Universe - 43 free documentaries about the moon.

Start with Where does NASA keep the Moon Rocks? - Smarter Every Day 220 (19 min, Smarter Every Day), then What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth? (10 min, Kurzgesagt). All 43 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the moon is Rocket Men by Robert Kurson.

• Where does NASA keep the Moon Rocks? - Smarter Every Day 220 (19 min, Smarter Every Day)
• What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth? (10 min, Kurzgesagt)
• The Moon's Profound Secrets (S2, E17) | The UnXplained (42 min, HISTORY)
• Why the US is Struggling to Land on the Moon (20 min, Real Engineering)
• The New Moon Landing: Beginning The Artemis Program | Zenith (26 min, Spark)
• Why We Should Launch Rockets From the Moon (13 min, Be Smart)
• Why Colonising The Moon Is Essential To Space Travel (52 min, Spark)
• How We Will Colonise The Moon (8 min, Real Engineering)
• Why Is The Far Side Of The Moon So Different? | Science's Greatest Mysteries Episode 1 (52 min, Spark)
• Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon? (17 min, PBS Space Time)
• NASA's Plan to Build A Telescope on the Moon (15 min, Real Engineering)
• Apollo 17: Why Did America Cease Moon Landing Operations? | Secrets of the Last Lunar Landing (48 min, Spark)
• Inside the Moon Landing: Disaster and Triumph | Apollo: Back to the Moon (44 min, National Geographic)
• James May on the Moon (52 min, Spark)
• Back to the Moon - The Race is On! | Space Science | Episode 3 (50 min, Free Documentary)
• Why Apollo 16 Was Almost Aborted 8 Miles From The Moon (50 min, Spark)
• Apollo 11: America's Historic 1969 Moon Landing | Journey To The Stars (41 min, Spark)
• Lunar Warfare - Lasers or Projectiles? (20 min, Tech Ingredients)
• Space Exploration: Moon Landing & Dragon, Falcon and SpaceX | Trajectory (24 min, Free Documentary)
• The Far Side Of The Moon: Inside The Artemis Missions To Return (45 min, Spark)
• Secrets Of The Moon: The Science Behind Blood Moons, Supermoons & Total Eclipses (49 min, Spark)
• Exploring the Lunar Highlands (48 min, Spark)
• The Forgotten Space Program That Made the Moon Landing Possible (156 min, Spark)
• The Cold War Battle For The Moon (53 min, Spark)
• Every Moon Landing Conspiracy Debunked In 50 Minutes (49 min, Spark)
• The Astronauts Who Orbited The Moon On Christmas | Apollo 8 (50 min, Spark)
• Telescopes on the Moon (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• Project Artemis: The Launchpad to the Moon & Mars (45 min, Spark)
• How The Moon Made Life On Earth Possible (50 min, Spark)
• Do We Really Need The Moon? (49 min, Spark)
• How America Won The Space Race Against The Soviets | Battle For The Moon (Part 2) (52 min, Spark)
• How Much Would it Cost to Live on the Moon? (9 min, Wendover Productions)
• The Billion Dollar Race to the Moon | Space Economy & Lunar Future (36 min, Moconomy)
• Before Artemis 2: The Most Intense Experiment To Prepare For NASA's Mission To The Moon (52 min, Real Stories)
• Why One Molecule Is Taking Us Back To The Moon (58 min, Spark)
• What does The Future Hold For Lunar Exploration? (48 min, Spark)
• How Did The Journey To The Moon Really Begin? (89 min, Spark)
• Lunar Stepping Stone: Why The Moon Is Essential To Humans Landing On Mars (54 min, Spark)
• The Mystery Surrounding The Origins Of The Moon (24 min, Spark)
• The Complete History of The Moon (187 min, Wonder)
• Could You Fart Your Way to the Moon? (8 min, PBS Space Time)
• Why The Most Perfect Landing Almost Ended in Disaster | Moon Landing 1969 (90 min, Spark)
• The Play Inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi: Becoming Artemisia Gentileschi | 10 of 14 (16 min, The National Gallery)

Top-Rated Books About The Moon

1. Rocket Men by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
2. Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins - View on Amazon
3. A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
4. First Man by James R. Hansen - View on Amazon
5. Magick & rituals of the moon by Edain McCoy - View on Amazon