It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...
This one is called Rise of the Half Moon, and it’s one of those interactive card games. The premise is simple: you play against an artificial opponent and get cards to play with different phases ...
The Doodle commemorates October's last Quarter moon-- better known as a half moon because of its half-full appearance -- before the Waning Gibbous phase culminates in the New Moon. Advertisement A ...
Moon Sample Talks Show Space Engagement by Rivals US and China By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to let American scientists analyze rocks ...
Other times, it is further away, during what is known as its apogee. When the moon is close to perigee during a full moon, that's a supermoon. You may like Hunter's Supermoon rises this week ...
I remember watching the full moon rise one early evening a while back. It was when I still lived in Colorado, and I was standing outside in my yard. I first noticed a glow to the east lighting up ...
“A full moon or new moon becomes a supermoon when it occurs at the perigee (closest that a moon can come to the Earth within its orbit). In the supermoon phase, the celestial object appears ...
The moon reaches perigee at about 8:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday ... (NASA/Bill Ingalls) You can check what time the moon will rise over the eastern horizon in your location with Time and Date's moonrise ...
The Hunter’s Moon, this month’s full moon, will illuminate skies this week, as leaves turn from green to orange-yellows and reds, and sweaters become a wardrobe staple. The moon is the third ...