Moon

Coastal cities across the U.S. are likely to see high-tide floods starting in the mid 2030s as rising sea levels align with a cyclical “wobble” in the moon’s orbit.

This modeled visualization of the moon’s orbit patterns over the course of a month shows the “moon wobble” as it makes its elliptical orbit.

A “strawberry moon” will rise on Thursday, June 24th. Here’s what you need to know.

In the end, the buildup may have been more spectacular than the finale

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a little confused by the terms everyone is using to describe this month’s moon. Like everything, there’s rhyme to the reason … depending on the season. The month of May is known for its flowers, so Native Americans designated the term “flower” to denote this month’s moon. For the purists who claim that...

NBC L.A. Meteorologist Anthony Yanez explains all the details of Wednesday’s Super Blood Flower Moon

A unusually large full moon named after the pink phlox plant glowed overnight around the world.

China has launched an ambitious mission to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally

Scientists say the moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected

A supermoon rose above the sky on Tuesday. It was the first in a string of supermoons this year. The next supermoon will occur in May.

A visiting mini-moon is circling Earth, according to astronomers who discovered the cosmic squatter in our planet’s orbit.

50 years ago today Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin blasted off on a mission that would change history forever.

President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants to meet for a handshake at the Demilitarized Zone separating the North and South, a day after issuing the unprecedented invitation and expressing willingness to cross the border for what would be a history-making photo op. Speaking to Korean business leaders before a meeting with South Korean...

NASA prepping to open moon rock samples sealed since the Apollo missions.

Wednesday is the Vernal Equinox, marking the official start of spring at 5:58 p.m.! Although Wednesday is labeled the equinox, implying daylight and nighttime are equal, that actually happened over the weekend. Wednesday we enjoy just over 12 hours of daylight and just under 12 hours of darkness.

A long-term care facility in Arizona where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth announced Thursday that it would shut down operations. Officials with Hacienda HealthCare said its board of directors determined it’s not sustainable to keep operating its intermediate care facility in Phoenix. It serves infants, children and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who require...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that President Donald Trump using vulgar language Saturday at a Pennsylvania event is a “campaign rally issue.” Earlier on Saturday night, Trump hit the campaign trail for Republican House candidate Rick Saccone and spoke at a rally in Moon, Pennsylvania. In the long, apparently off-the-cuff address, the president widely attacked the media while telling...