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May full moon 2024: See the Flower Moon blossom in gorgeous photos from around the world
Explore stunning photos of the May full moon captured by skywatchers from around the world.
See May's Full Flower Moon blossom in the night sky tonight
The Full Flower Moon will be in the Scorpius constellation tonight (May 23), rising in the southeast just after sunset.
China's Chang'e 6 mission gearing up for early June landing on moon's far side
China's robotic Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the lunar far side is now in orbit around the moon, gearing up for its landing attempt.
NASA details plan to build a levitating robot train on the moon
NASA's plan to build a train track on the moon is part of the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which aims to develop "science fiction-like" projects for future space exploration.
China's Chang'e 6 probe to the moon's far side has a big lunar mystery to solve
By retrieving rare volcanic samples from the lunar far side, Chang'e-6 aims to provide answers as to why volcanism was so limited on just one side of the moon.
'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon
Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years.
Private lunar lander to carry 'memory disk' of 275 human languages to the moon in 2024
ispace will send a time capsule of 275 human languages to the moon aboard a lunar lander as part of its Hakuto-R Mission 2 later this year.
New moon of May 2024 tonight welcomes the stars of summer
The new moon of May 2024 will see the bright constellations of summer begin to rise just as those of winter sink below the horizon.
