Wolf moon will be 1st supermoon of 2026
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The first full moon of 2026 will rise with a bit of extra gravitas. January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” will also be a super moon. Here is where and when to see it.
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NASA’s huge new rocket will soon send astronauts around the moon
The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a towering new rocket that is now assembled and undergoing final checks in Florida.
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2026 full moon calendar: When to see the full moon and phases
The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight.
A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight. Preparations for the uncrewed lunar lander built and operated ...
Artemis II will send astronauts around the moon in February-April 2026, marking NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 53 years and paving the way for lunar landings.
January 2026 full moon is set to usher in the new year. Here's when it rises and why it is called the "Wolf Moon".
The first full moon of 2025, the wolf moon, peaks tonight. Here's what what makes it a supermoon and its spiritual meaning.
A SUPERMOON will fill the skies with bright moonlight tonight in a stunning stargazing spectacle. Today’s full Moon marks the first of three so-called supermoons in 2026 – where our lunar
SPACE (KXAN) — Earth is picking up a new moon later this week. This mini-moon is about 33 feet across, the size of a small school bus, and will orbit the Earth from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. “We don’t know how often (this mini-moon orbits the Earth ...
The Odysseus lunar lander fired its main engine for six minutes and 48 seconds Wednesday, putting the spacecraft into a 57-mile-high orbit around the moon and setting the stage for a landing try Thursday, the first for a U.S. spacecraft in more than 50 years.
On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.