The first full moon of 2026 lit up the night sky, giving backyard astronomers the chance to admire a supermoon over the weekend. The first full moon of the year took place on Saturday, Jan. 3, and is ...

The first full moon of 2026 shone brightly Saturday (Jan. 3). Known as the Wolf Moon, it appeared more luminous and larger than usual, rising together with Jupiter. When you purchase through links on ...

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The Washington Post editorial board on Saturday lauded President Trump’s capture of embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, calling the military operation “a major victory for American interests.” ...

Get ready to cry wolf for the first full moon of 2026. The first full moon of the year falls on Jan. 3 this year, according to NASA. On this day, the near side of the moon is fully illuminated as it ...

January's Wolf Supermoon is shaping up to be one of the brightest full moons of the year, thanks to a rare alignment of orbital timing. The Wolf Moon will rise Friday evening as it approaches full ...

The first full moon of 2026 will appear in night skies this weekend, as one of the biggest and brightest of the year. Here's what to know about January's supermoon. January's full moon, dubbed "the ...

Just an hour or so after Jared Isaacman was at long last sworn in as NASA Administrator, President Trump published an executive order for a new space policy which, in part, constitutes the new space ...

The Steelers signed linebacker Jeremiah Moon off the Carolina Panthers practice squad. In a corresponding move, the team released defensive tackle Brodric Martin-Rhodes. Moon has appeared in 22 games, ...

On December 12, 2025, a team of astronomers at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) witnessed something truly rare—a brief flash of light on the Moon’s surface caused by a meteoroid impact.