MOON

NASA has set up a new office to manage the agency's crewed activities at and around the moon and Mars.

How to watch 5 planets align in the night sky on Tuesday

Book review: "Hang the Moon," a novel by Jeanette Walls

A 200-foot asteroid discovered in February is expected to fly past Earth at about half the distance of the Moon on Saturday, posing no threat to the planet, this time.

With the unveiling of its touring exhibit “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon” this weekend, the folks at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture will show that history

Dubbed AxEMU, the next generation suit is designed to be safe, flexible, and capable of withstanding the extreme temperatures experienced at the lunar south pole, where two NASA astronauts are expected to land later this decade.

The moon reaches its last quarter phase on March 14 at which point the lunar face is half illuminated by the light of the sun.

The moon will be in the grip of a cosmic scorpion's claws during the morning of Monday (March 13) as it visits the stars in the constellation Scorpius before dawn.

The worm moon, the final moon of astronomical winter, was captured in beautiful photographs on Tuesday from cities around the world. The moon would appear full through Wednesday.

Orion set several records during the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, in addition to surviving 5,000-degree Fahrenheit temperatures during atmospheric reentry. The spacecraft’s innovative heat shield made this possible, but NASA’s follow-up analysis of the protective layer has revealed levels of wear and tear that weren’t predicted by models.

The two brightest planets in our sky are getting cozy this month. Jupiter and Venus will appear close together each evening just after sunset and will be visible near the waxing crescent Moon.

It hasn’t been much of a winter.

We start the day off with Mad Science! Plus, we tell you where you can have a perfect date night, how you can get the right side of lipstick, Khulman Cellars gives us an oatmeal cookie recipe, and we preview a new show at the Tobin.

State Sen. Mike Moon joined "Fox & Friends" Friday to promote his proposed legislation that would limit discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

NASA conducts a test of its newly redesigned engine for future flights of the Space Launch System rocket designed to power a return trip to the Moon. (Feb. 9)

The new moon on Saturday (Jan. 21) is the closest new moon in 992 years at just 221,561 miles (356,568 km) away, but you won't be able to see anything from Earth.

New York City Fire Department Firefighter William Moon, who was fatally injured at work, saved the lives of five others through organ donation, including two fellow FDNY firefighters.

Humanity is set for its next big leap into space with nations and private companies racing to build outposts on other worlds

Texas, and more specifically some areas of San Antonio and the Hill Country, have the rare luck of seeing two solar eclipses within six months.

The Christmas moon lines up with four bright planets in a celestial holiday treat this week.

In 2023 several countries will launch missions to the Moon and beyond.

Two years ago, China’s Chang’e 5 mission made history by returning lunar samples to Earth for the first time in more than 40 years. The mission’s successor, Chang’e 6, is not only designed to return a second batch of samples from the far side of the Moon—a feat never attempted before—it will also be bringing four payloads along for the ride.

Highlights of this day in history: Pilgrims land in Plymouth Massachusetts; Pan Am flight 747 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland; Apollo 8 lifts off on first manned mission to the Moon; Actress Jane Fonda is born. (Dec. 21)

The New York City Fire Department announced firefighter William P. Moon II will not survive a serious head injury sustained after a 20-foot fall at his Brooklyn firehouse.

A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken in the past seven days.

Moon used only her pectoral fins to travel to Hawaii, where she is now "completely emaciated and covered in whale lice" – and according to one local professional diver, even being followed by sharks.

Moon, a humpback whale, traveled from Canada to Hawaii with a severe spinal injury from a ship strike. Researchers say she will not return.

After a 26-day flight around the Moon, Nasa's future astronaut ship parachutes into the Pacific.

Orion’s most recent accomplishments include a new distance record, a close flyby of the Moon, and a trajectory correction maneuver that sent the uncrewed capsule on its journey back to Earth. Not surprisingly, these milestone events made for some excellent photo opportunities.

The ship fires its main engine near the Moon, committing itself to a return to Earth on Sunday.

The Prince and Princess of Wales will travel to Boston for the Earthshot environmental prizes.

The Moon is a cold, dead, and desolate place, as these new images, captured by NASA’s Orion, attest.

NASA experienced a data connection glitch between the Orion spacecraft and ground control for nearly an hour early this morning, in a surprising disruption to the craft’s otherwise fair-weather journey around the Moon.

NASA officials say Artemis 1 mission teams are "giddy" after witnessing how well their Orion spacecraft has been performing so far on its way towards lunar orbit.

The Artemis 1 mission continues to unfold as planned, with the uncrewed Orion capsule successfully performing a critical course correction maneuver Monday morning. NASA’s capsule came to within 80 miles of the lunar surface during the flyby, in what will be Orion’s closest approach.

Nasa's Orion capsule sets itself up to sweep past the Moon before entering into a larger orbit.

A senior official tells the BBC the Artemis missions will lead to astronauts living on the lunar surface.

The Artemis era has officially begun following the successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System, which delivered the Orion capsule to space. As the spacecraft begins its first uncrewed trip to the Moon and back, NASA’s on-board cameras will document the entire journey.

NASA successfully initiated its Artemis 1 mission, an unmanned flight, on Wednesday that will pave the way for mankind to return to the Moon for decades to come.

NASA's Artemis I moon rocket is set to launch early Wednesday after multiple scrubbed attempts. Artemis will launch from Kennedy Space Center.

ExxonMobil says it is using its flares, which have been spotted by people from miles away.

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now marred in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of support as he gave the animals up

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of support as he gave the animals up.

The country's past leader says he will give up the dogs — a gift from North Korea — because the current administration isn't providing financial support.

The North Korean dictator gave Moon Jae-in a pair of Pungsan dogs after a rare, one-off summit. Now Moon says his own government won't pay for their upkeep.

Earth's shadow will fall on the disk of the moon on Tuesday, Nov. 8, causing a total lunar eclipse.

Take a trip to the Moon and on to the “red planet” at The Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Expedition Center, one of the museum’s hidden gems. Ken Hayes, director of the Expedition Center, helps guide the “S.S. Legacy” space ship on our mission. Find out if we ran out of oxygen!

December 1972 was the last time humans touched the lunar surface when the astronauts of Apollo 17 “bounced around” there. Now, we’re going back for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to inspire a new generation of explorers! With its new Artemis missions, NASA will launch an unmanned rocket to the moon with the goal of eventually sending the first woman and first person of color to the Moon. Dr. Carolyn Sumners, curator of Astronomy at The Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Burke Baker Planetarium, shares why this is so important to humankind, and why many of us may very well be inhabiting the Moon in the very near future.

"Investment in NASA’s missions is an investment in American workers, American innovation, and American competitiveness for the 21st century,"  said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in a recent press release."

South Korea’s former defense minister and coast guard chief have been arrested over their alleged involvement in covering up facts and distorting the circumstances surrounding North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official in 2020 near the rivals’ tense sea border.

The Mars Express spacecraft has witnessed a rare spectacle, spotting Mars' moon Deimos appearing to pass in front of Jupiter and its moons on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14).

World Space Week begins October 4 and it’s the perfect time to start mapping out your plans for next year’s night sky events.

Hurricane Ian struck a large swath of Florida on Wednesday, inundating coastal areas with strong winds and high water.

Six years ago, we set out to answer that question and got inconclusive results. And while we’ve found new info, the mystery endures.

The launch of the American space agency's big new Moon rocket is being delayed for the third time.

The Moon’s Daughters is hosting a Cosmic Night on October 9 to celebrate the first full moon of fall.

King Charles is a Scorpio Sun and Taurus Moon. This is what King Charles III's zodiac sign and birth chart say about his reign, including a connection to Queen Elizabeth.

NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month.

The second supermoon of the year will peak on Tuesday.

Clear skies in San Antonio provided an unobstructed view of the astronomical event.

The leaders of the rival Koreas have exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which have plummeted amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and North Korea’s accelerating weapons development.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he will pardon his chief conservative rival and predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes.

South Korea’s president says he’ll keep striving to promote peace with North Korea through dialogue until the end of his term next May, after Pyongyang raised animosities with a resumption of provocative weapons tests.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in again pushed for peace and reconciliation with North Korea, amid recent missile testing on both ends of the peninsula.

Jeff Bezos has lost his appeal of NASA's contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to build its new moon lander.

NASA astronauts Raja Chair and Doug Wheelock explain how commercial missions are paving the way for the return to the moon.

Every coastline in the U.S. will experience rapidly increasing high-tide flooding due to “moon wobble” and climate change, according to a new study.

Almost all U.S. mainland coastlines in addition to Hawaii and Guam, could see record flooding in the 2030s thanks to what is known as moon wobble.

President Joe Biden says he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea.

San Antonio is in for an astrological treat on May 26 as a rare lunar trifecta will be visible from Alamo City.

The Moon’s Daughters is a new restaurant and bar in San Antonio that sits 20 stories up in the Thompson hotel.

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on the phone with U.S. President Joe Biden at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, in South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. During their first phone talks since President Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration, South Korean President Moon Jae-in proposed the allies make joint efforts for lasting peace and denuclearization. The two leaders agreed on the need to soon map out a “comprehensive strategy on North Korea if possible,” Moon’s spokesman, Kang Min-seok, said. AdThe U.S., which has about 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea, regularly stages military drills with South Korea. North Korea views such military training and U.S.-led sanctions as proof of American hostility.

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: A so-called wolf moon rises over Glastonbury Tor on January 11, 2017 in Somerset, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)This year’s first full moon is arriving next week, and astronomers are calling it the “Wolf Moon.”According to NASA, you’ll be able to see the Wolf Moon at its fullest on Jan. 28, around 1:16 p.m., appearing opposite of the Sun. The moon is also called the “Ice Moon,” as it’s known as the first full moon of winter. February’s full “Snow Moon” will reach its peak in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 27, according to the Almanac. To learn more about the Snow Moon, click here.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an on-line New Year press conference with local and foreign journalists at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP)SEOUL – South Korea’s president on Monday urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn from the failures of President Donald Trump’s diplomatic engagement with North Korea. Biden has accused Trump of chasing the spectacle of summits rather than meaningful curbs on the North’s nuclear capabilities. And while Moon acknowledged that Biden is likely to try a different approach than Trump, he stressed that Biden could still learn from Trump’s successes and failures in dealing with North Korea. “The start of the Biden administration provides a new opportunity to start over talks between North Korea and the United States and also between South and North Korea,” which have stalled amid the stalemate in nuclear negotiations, Moon said.

And with a different form of space race heating up, some companies are trying to cash in. NASA pledged in September to buy moon rocks from companies that can get robotic rovers to the lunar surface and scoop up samples of the dusty terrain, and the space agency asked for bids from companies all over the world. The goal is not to gather new information about lunar soil composition or study how various lunar resources can be used. NASA may be the only organization that’s currently in the market for buying moon rocks from private companies, but the space agency allowed the companies to name their price. The economic incentive for the four companies signed up for NASA’s new lunar resource program is not exactly clear, but all of the companies are already well underway developing various lunar exploration technologies.

Most people have heard the phrase, “once in a blue moon” when referring to something that doesn’t happen very often. But an actual blue moon is traditionally defined as the second full moon to happen in a single calendar month, and usually doesn’t have anything to do with the actual color of the moon. In this case, our second full moon, and now blue moon, will be on Halloween night. According to earthsky.org, that will happen next in the year 2048, when a monthly blue moon falls on Jan. 31, and a seasonal blue moon on Aug. 23. If you’re wondering, the next seasonal blue moon will be August 22, 2021.

Update: Scientists have announced that the Moon may hold frozen water in more places than suspected, meaning astronauts could use those resources in the future. Original: NASA is expected to announce a new scientific discovery about the Moon on Monday. According to a news release, NASA will make “an exciting new discovery” as it continues to delve into moon and space exploration. NASA says the first woman and next man will be sent to the lunar surface in 2024 to prepare for the human exploration of Mars. The human expedition to Mars could take place in the 2030s, NASA said.

SAN ANTONIO – This Halloween might look a little different for a lot of reasons including a rare blue moon illuminating the sky. The term “blue moon” refers to the second full moon in a single month and, according to NASA, the phenomenon only occurs seven times every 19 years. The first full moon for October will appear on Oct. 1 and is referred to as the Harvest Moon. EarthSky.org reports that the last blue moon occurred on March 31, 2018 and the next one is expected to occur Aug. 22, 2021. So no matter what you’re doing on Halloween - you should look up and check out the rare Halloween blue moon.

It’s extremely unusual for a North Korean leader to apologize to South Korea on any issue. South Korean officials condemned North Korea for what they called an “atrocious act” and pressed it punish those responsible. According to the North Korean message, North Korean troops first fired blanks after the man found in the North’s waters refused to answer other than saying he’s from South Korea a couple of times. The troops determined he was dead and burned the floating object in line with anti-coronavirus rules, according to the North Korean message read by Suh. The North Korean message was sent from the United Front Department of the ruling Workers’ Party, a top North Korean body in charge of relations with South Korea.

SAN ANTONIO – Fireworks won’t be the only reason to look to the sky on the Fourth of July! According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the first full moon of the summer, otherwise known as the Buck Moon, is taking to the skies just before the midnight hour on Saturday. There will also be a partial penumbral lunar eclipse, NASA officials said. This process is known as a partial penumbral eclipse. The moon will appear full for about three days around the eclipse, from Friday evening into Monday morning, and NASA officials said this will be a full moon weekend.

A tiny object that has gotten sucked into orbit around Earth is acting as a temporary mini-moon. The object, which is actually an asteroid, is only the second asteroid known to orbit Earth, according to CNN. Kacper Wierzchos and Theodore Pruyne, both researcher specialists for the Catalina Sky Survey, made the discovery on Feb. 15 and posted it to Twitter. On the night of Feb. 15, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Teddy Pruyne and I found a 20th magnitude object. pic.twitter.com/zLkXyGAkZl — Kacper Wierzchos (@WierzchosKacper) February 26, 2020Researchers said the asteroid, known as 2020 CD3, is likely between 6.2 feet and 11.4 feet in diameter.

A Snow Moon will appear from Friday evening to Monday morning, but don't worry: it won't affect the weather. According to the Farmers' Almanac, northeastern Native American tribes referred to the second full moon of winter as the Snow Moon because of February's heavy snow. However, experts disagree on what constitutes a supermoon, according to EarthSky. A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon is at the closest point to earth in its orbit. This moon is important for other reasons as well, according to NASA.

Since the moon is Earth's closest celestial neighbor, we've been able to learn more about it than any other in the solar system. There are surprising details about the moon, such as how in 1958, the US proposed exploding a nuclear bomb on its surface, for clout. Twelve men walked on the moon between those years, and all spacecraft on the moon's surface since have been unmanned. Astronauts will dock Orion at the Gateway, a spacecraft where they will live and work around the moon. Tides are caused by the moonThere are two bulges in Earth resulting from the gravitational pull of the moon.