When the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, it can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than when it’s at its farthest point from the planet, known as apogee, about 251,000 miles ...

And if you're waiting for the next super blue moon, it'll be even longer — until 2037, when astronomy fans will get to see super blue moons in January and March.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, managed by Texas company Firefly Aerospace, touched down Sunday morning on the moon's near side with NASA's scientific instruments to study the surrounding environment.

Since Blue Ghost launched Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the lander has spent weeks testing the scientific equipment it's transporting to the moon for NASA while gathering some incredible ...

Landing In the early hours of March 2, Blue Ghost fired its engine to drop it out of orbit, falling toward the moon. Just over an hour later, it was on the surface in Mare Crisium, a lava plain ...

A super Blue Moon in the moody, mutable, mystical, poppy spiked waters of Pisces is on the rise my babies. Peaking on August 30th at 9:36 PM EST, this lunation is doubling down on rarity and ...

And see if the magic happens. Just once in a very blue moon. And I feel one comin’ on soon. — Nancy Griffith, “Once in a Very Blue Moon,” by Pat Alger and Eugene Levine ...

In the meantime, Blue Ghost has been busy working with its payloads including operating a NASA drill system designed to detect temperature information from beneath the moon’s surface. The LISTER ...