Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A full Blue Moon is coming this weekend — and despite the ...

NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of ...

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has fired former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenberg from her role as counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct with the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A U.S. Senator is now taking action against a federal prosecutor after allegations surfaced in court of prosecutorial misconduct related to one of the most controversial criminal ...

Editor's note: The second full moon of May has been and gone, putting on a jaw-dropping display for stargazers across the world as the smallest full moon of 2026 rose to flood the night sky with ...

May's blue moon will illuminate the night sky this weekend, but don't expect the moon to actually look blue. On Sunday, May 31, a blue moon will occur, which means there will be two full moons during ...

The second full moon of May, the 'Blue Moon', rises tonight, marking the smallest full moon of 2026. You can watch the full moon live online thanks to a free livestream from astronomer Gianluca Masi ...

Skywatchers will be treated to a rare sight this month: a Blue Moon that is also a "micromoon." It marks the first time since August 2023 that there have been two full moons in the same calendar month ...

An event that occurs once in a blue moon is coming up on the final day of May. The second full moon of the month will be on May 31 and is known as the blue moon. It follows a dazzling flower moon that ...

Update for 5:45 p.m. EDT: NASA's moon base update today unveiled a series of new contract awards by NASA for two commercial lunar rovers, built by Astrolab and Lunar Outpost, as well as awards to Blue ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “once in a blue moon.” Maybe you’ve even used it to describe an occasional occurrence in your life — the frequency with which you buy a new cellphone, for example. But ...

NASA announced plans Tuesday for three uncrewed missions to the moon later this year that will serve as early steps toward the construction of a permanent base on the lunar surface. Subscribe to read ...