Damage to a Blue Origin launch pad from the spectacular explosion of the company's giant New Glenn rocket ​during a test ...
Californians were treated to a celestial spectacle this weekend as a rare blue moon rose dramatically over the Golden State.
Despite its name, a “blue moon” doesn’t actually appear blue. A blue moon describes the second full moon in a single month.
The blue moon peaked on May 31, but don't worry if you missed it. Here's when the next full moon will light up the sky.
The May 2026 Blue Moon was also the smallest full moon of the year — known as a micromoon — having turned full at a distant point in its elliptical orbit of Earth. As a result, it appeared subtly ...
We have often heard the idiom “once in a blue moon,” which means something that is vanishingly rare. But blue moons are not as rare as the idiom suggests. On May 1, the sky offered us a full moon.
Moonwatchers get to witness a rare occurrence as a blue moon rises Saturday into Sunday this weekend.
The full moon arriving on May 31, 2026, is pulling double duty. It is the second full moon of the month, earning the popular ...
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral during a launch pad test firing on May 28, 2026. Image: Screenshot from Spaceflight Now video on YouTube A giant fireball lit up the sky over ...
See the best images of the Blue Moon from around the world as a second dramatic moonrise occurred in the same month in a rare ...
An event that occurs once in a blue moon is coming up on the final day of May. The second full moon of the month will be on May 31 and is known as the blue moon. It follows a dazzling flower moon that ...
Don't miss 2026's smallest full moon with this livestream from Italy with the Virtual Telescope Project. The 'Blue Moon' ...