18 results for "Harvest moon"

This September, skywatchers are in for a treat with a rare celestial trio: a supermoon, the Harvest Moon, and a partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night. This...

As summer winds down across the Northern Hemisphere, the night sky is set to showcase some of the year’s most captivating celestial events. Among the highlights for September 2024 are...

This week, October’s Hunter’s Moon will shine brighter than any other full moon in 2024. Not only does this celestial event mark the first full moon following the autumnal equinox,…

New research reveals that water and hydroxyl molecules are present across the Moon's surface, far beyond the previously believed polar regions. Using data from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) aboard…

China is taking a giant leap toward revolutionizing space logistics with the development of a magnetic catapult system designed to launch resources from the Moon back to Earth. This cutting-edge...

This August, skywatchers are in for an extraordinary celestial event as the full sturgeon moon graces the night sky. This particular full moon is unique not only because it is...

Scientists have identified natural graphene flakes in lunar soil samples collected by China’s Chang’e 5 mission, providing new insights into the Moon’s formation and potential applications for future space exploration....

July's full buck moon will appear this weekend, specifically early Sunday morning, offering skywatchers an excellent opportunity to observe it in warm weather. The latter half of July is typically...

The summer night sky in 2024 promises a spectacular array of celestial events, from  stunning auroras, to planetary conjunctions and rare eclipses. Here’s a detailed look at what skywatchers in...

The Strawberry Moon of 2024 is set to captivate sky watchers across the United States on June 21. This full moon, occurring during the strawberry harvest season, promises a breathtaking...

Stargazers are in for a treat as the "strawberry moon" graces the night sky in June 2024, coinciding with the arrival of the summer solstice. This celestial event will be...

This week, skywatchers can witness May's full Flower Moon, which will be at its peak on May 23. This full moon, also known as the Planting Moon, will rise near...

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Astronomy, NASA, Science “We think of water as this special, magical compound,” said William M. Farrell, a plasma physicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...

Posted on Mar 12, 2018 in Solar System “As only the Moon’s South Pole can receive sunlight in most of its area throughout the year, we want to land at...

A new study from researchers at Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration explores the possibility of using asteroid material to grow edible biomass for astronauts on long-duration space…

June is a captivating month for stargazing enthusiasts, offering a range of celestial spectacles that are sure to delight observers. With the nights being the shortest in the northern hemisphere,...

Posted on May 2, 2019 in Astronomy, Science The new Hubble Legacy Field (HLF) mosaic image combines observations from 16 years’ worth of Hubble Space Telescope deep-field surveys, including the...

Posted on Mar 18, 2019 in Climate Change, Science China is swooping in on a global scale to fill a vacuum NASA has abandoned. Space stations and satellites use solar...