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Moon fever hits DC as Artemis 2 rocket 'candle' lights up Washington Monument just 1 month before launch (photos)
The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.
Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a "quasi-moon," dubbed 2025 PN7 in 2025. NASA told Snopes that 2025 PN7 has been in its current configuration "since at least the past 70 years and will remain so for another 60 years.
The first full moon and supermoon of the year lit up the night sky over the weekend. Take a look at photos of the moon from around the world.
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Full moon calendar 2026: When to see the next full moon
The next full moon will be on Sunday, Feb. 1. 5:09 p.m. (EST). It will officially reach its full moon phase at 5:09 p.m. EST (2209 GMT), but local moonrise times vary depending on location. The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual stargazer.
When is the next full moon 2026? Here's how to watch the rare February snow moon appearance in Cancer - and tonight's dazzling Beehive star cluster.
Tonight, a brilliant near-full moon rises in the east with Regulus, the heart of Leo, just ahead. Don’t miss this striking sky pairing as they climb into the night sky.
The familiar stars of the constellation Orion, the Hunter, will be visible twinkling to the right of Jupiter on the night of Feb. 1, with the light of the red giant star Aldebaran, which represents one of the eyes of the great bull represented in the constellation Taurus, winking above.
NASA’s Gateway is coming to life with a solar-powered spacecraft built to light it up—and move it around the Moon.