By The Associated Press via NASA The Artemis II astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — hurtled deeper into space than any other humans during a moon flyby Monday that marks NASA’s lunar comeback. They were greeted by a total solar eclipse as they…
By MARCIA DUNN HOUSTON (AP) — With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magnificent views of the far side never seen before by eye. The…
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972. In a throwback to Apollo, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. They’ll hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang a U-turn and…
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won’t be another until late 2028. The spectacle will be visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and the…
Katie King with the Humane Society of South Mississippi joined us this morning with Moon, an adorable 11 year old lab mix. Moon is available for adoption at the Humane Society…
Behind the doors of a simple office building at NASA"s Stennis Space Center, scientists are developing technologies that are already streamlining operations on satellites, with the hopes of using this technology on…
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 12:40 PM CDT, August 15, 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first of four supermoons this year rises this week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full…
BY MARCIA DUNN Updated 5:41 PM CDT, July 15, 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole. Intuitive Machines’ lander, Odysseus, lasted longer…
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it. NASA on Tuesday announced the latest round of delays in its Artemis moon-landing…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday, flying over a couple Apollo landing sites before heading home. Orion will aim for a Pacific splashdown Sunday off San…
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to call off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday on its debut flight with three…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut Monday in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will attempt to send an empty crew capsule into a far-flung lunar orbit,…
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles — for the moon. The project announced Wednesday is still in the early stages and has…
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for quite a cosmic show. This super “blood” moon will be visible Wednesday across the Pacific…
Jeff Bezos’ space company has launched a rocket with NASA’s newest moon-landing tech on board.
Thanks to Pink Floyd, we know what the "dark side of the moon" sounds like and now we know what the far side of the moon looks like. The lunar reconnaissance orbiter spacecraft is sending data that gives us the…
More than 50 years after putting the first men on the moon with its Apollo program, NASA is working on an ambitious new program to go back to the moon. The program is called ‘Artemis,’ named after Apollo’s twin sister,…
“The eagle has landed.” Historic words recorded as the first man ever -- American Neil Armstrong -- became the first man to walk on the moon. All week long, the nation has celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's mission,…
Rare astronomical phenomenon will occur tonight as we'll experience a "Super Blue Blood" Moon during the overnight hours in the very early morning. Watch the full forecast for details.
It was much cooler this afternoon than it was the day before, but expect it to be only slightly colder tonight. We'll see rapid changes from tomorrow through the weekend though, so watch the full forecast for the details.
In medical news this morning ... Many people believe a full moon causes chaos and unusual behavior. And while that's only a *Myth* ... The bright sky *may* increase the risk of deadly *motorcycle* crashes. Researchers from the university of…