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Watch the full 'Worm Moon' wriggle into the sky on March 7
By Stephanie Pappas published
The March full moon is known as the Worm Moon. It will be at its fullest at 7:40 a.m. EST on March 7, 2023.
Does the moon affect menstrual cycles?
By Donavyn Coffey published
Studies suggest synchronizations in the lunar and menstrual cycles are down to random chance.
20,000-foot-tall mountain on the moon named in honor of trailblazing computer scientist Melba Roy Mouton
By Sascha Pare published
Mons Mouton, a mountain near the moon's south pole, has been officially named after Melba Roy Mouton, a pioneering NASA computer programmer and mathematician in the 1960s and '70s.
Hidden tide in Earth's magnetospheric 'plasma ocean' revealed in new study
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have detected fluctuations in Earth's magnetosphere created by the same tidal forces that the moon exerts on the oceans.
The full 'Snow micromoon' rises Feb. 5. Here's how to see it.
By Stephanie Pappas published
The full moon will be quite distant from Earth on Feb. 5, making it a 'micromoon'.
South Korea's lunar orbiter unveils jaw-dropping images of Earth and the moon
By Brandon Specktor published
The Danuri spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit in Dec. 2022, and its first image dump is out of this world.
Incredible new photos of moon's surface are highest resolution pictures ever taken from Earth
By Adam Mann published
A radar system less powerful than a household microwave oven produced some of the best pictures of the moon ever captured.
The full 'Wolf micromoon' rises Jan. 6. Here's how to watch.
By Stephanie Pappas published
The first full moon of the new year will be a 'micromoon,' with the moon at its farthest point from Earth.
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