China has announced that its planned Chang’e-8 mission will feature a new robotic “Moon mechanic.” This robot, the team behind it explains, will act like a construction worker to help assemble and lug ...

NASA released more than 12,000 new photos from the Artemis II mission around the moon. The images were captured by the four-person crew during their 10-day journey. The full collection is available to ...

The month of May 2026 will feature two full moons, a rare event known as a calendrical Blue Moon. The first full moon, the Flower Moon, will peak on Friday, May 1, 2026. The full Flower Moon starting ...

The month of May 2026 will feature two full moons, a rare event known as a calendrical Blue Moon. The first full moon, the Flower Moon, will peak on Friday, May 1, 2026. The full Flower Moon starting ...

Editor's note: The full "Flower Moon" has come and gone, delighting skywatchers with a dazzling display of natural light as it climbed over the southeastern horizon on May 1. Check out our May 2026 ...

May 2026 will feature two full moons, one on May 1 and another on May 31. The second full moon in a single calendar month is known as a blue moon. At least one of May's full moons will be a micromoon, ...

The full flower Moon in Scorpio peaks on May 1 at 1:23 p.m. ET. The micromoon — a word for when the moon reaches peak lunation at a far point from the earth — is a potent astrological force. It ...

A bright full moon known as the flower moon will rise this May, reaching its peak this week and marking a seasonal shift toward early summer. The full moon will reach peak illumination in the United ...

May 1 is the cross-quarter day known as Beltane, May Day, and the first day of springtime’s most iconic month. This year, it also happens to be the date of the annual full Flower Moon, which blooms at ...

The first day of May is a celebratory moment in many different ways, as it’s the date of May Day, International Workers Day, as well as the witchy cross-quarter holiday of Beltane. This year, the ...

Oklahomans will get to see not one but two full moons in May, including a rare “once‑in‑a‑blue‑moon” event paired with a micromoon at the end of the month. The full moons will mark the start and the ...

On May 1, the Flower Moon will rise, lighting up the sky with one of the season’s most enchanting lunations May’s Flower Moon peaks on Friday, May 1, but will appear full on Thursday, April 30 and ...