The Psyche spacecraft is bound for a metal-rich asteroid that it will examine up close starting in 2029. But first, it needs ...

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost. The Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past the red planet at more than 12,000 mph Friday.

Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) ...

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The month of May begins and ends with a full moon. Neat, huh? That means stargazers will be treated not only to the full Flower Moon on Friday, May 1, but a rare blue moon happening May 31. And as it ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Skywatchers will get a rare double feature in May, with two full moons lighting up the night sky — beginning with the “flower moon.” May’s first full moon reaches peak illumination ...

May will play host to one of the most interesting lunar events of 2026, beginning Friday night: two full moons. The rare pair will bookend the month, with the first full moon arriving Friday, the ...

Not many months get a ring-in like May. And in 2026, May Day will be bolstered by a full moon. The first of two full moons during the month of May will rise above Wisconsin on May 1. This will be the ...

The first of two full moons in May 2026 will happen on May 1. Completely round and full, the full moon will be in the ambitious, mysterious sign of Scorpio. The date alone has a special vibe about it: ...

The next full moon of 2026 will be the May flower full moon, set to rise in Scorpio, amid the Eta Aqauriids meteor shower and then give way to a rare second moon in the same month - the blue moon.

The Flower Moon will light up the night sky on the first day of May, which marks the midpoint between summer and spring. May's full moon, known as the Flower Moon, will peak on Friday, May 1. The ...