Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for astronauts to reach Mars. Water will be an extremely important resource on the ...

If you’ve been hoping to spot a supermoon, mark your calendar. The full "wolf moon" on January 3 will appear bigger and brighter than usual—and it’s the last supermoon we’ll see until November 2026. A ...

The new year is kicking off with a celestial feature: the Wolf Moon will light up the sky as the final supermoon visible until late 2026, astronomers say. The full moon will reach peak illumination at ...

NEW YORK — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, ...

The first full moon of 2026 will rise this week. It will be what's known as a "supermoon." This week's supermoon will be the last one until November, 2026. The first full moon of 2026 will rise this ...

Here's the best time and day to see January's full moon, known as the wolf moon. Considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers, the Quadrantids meteor shower will peak Jan. 3-4. You can also ...

Get ready to cry wolf for the first full moon of 2026. The first full moon of the year falls on Jan. 3 this year, according to NASA. On this day, the near side of the moon is fully illuminated as it ...

Looking for a telescope for the moon? We recommend the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ as the best for basic astronomy in our best beginner's telescope guide. The January 2026 full moon is upon ...

The next full moon will rise in constellation Gemini this week — amid the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower — and shine all weekend. Here's when and what to know about the January 2026 wolf ...

The wolf moon, the first full moon of the year, will ring in 2026, gracing the sky this weekend, but the lunar event will make the Quadrantid meteor shower a bit harder to spot. The silvery orb will ...

The first full moon of 2026 and of winter in the Northern Hemisphere will shine brightly this week, just as Earth makes its annual closest approach to the sun. When you purchase through links on our ...

An artist’s conception shows the Orion spacecraft’s main engine firing during a lunar flyby, surrounded by eight auxiliary engines built by L3Harris’ Aerojet Redmond facility. (NASA Illustration) ...