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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks before dawn this week as May wraps up with a rare blue moon

Set your alarm for the darkest hour before sunrise this week. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, one of the fastest and most ...
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Blue Origin Shows Off Its MK1 Lunar Lander—and It’s Way Bigger Than Apollo’s

The Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) lunar lander is big, beautiful, and preparing to launch within the next four months. Can Blue Origin actually pull this off? Reading time 3 minutes Riding the high of its ...

Blue Origin’s New Moon Lander Passes a Crucial Test for NASA Missions

Blue Origin’s MK1 lunar lander, also called Endurance, has completed a major phase of testing as the company moves closer to ...
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2026 full moon calendar highlights rare Blue Moon in May

Rare Blue Moon: May 2026 will feature two full moons, with the second, the Blue Moon, on May 31 — an event that happens roughly every 2.7 years. Cultural moon names: Monthly full moons bear ...

Watch Out, SpaceX—NASA Is Already Training on Blue Origin’s Moon Lander Prototype

A full-scale mock-up of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 crew lander has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center to support ...

Full moon tonight: Why this is the first of two full moons in May

Is there a full moon tonight? Here's when to look up to see the first of two moons this month and why they are called the ...
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Will May’s rare blue moon actually be blue?

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A rare event that only comes “once in a blue moon” will be appearing overhead towards the end of May. People ...

May brings a rare blue moon and flower moon. How to see the full moon tonight

See the full moon calendar for May, including the flower moon, blue moon, peak times and the meaning behind each lunar name.
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Blue Origin’s First Moon Lander Survives the Vacuum Chamber

Somewhat out of the blue, NASA announced this week that, together with Blue Origin, it conducted and completed vacuum chamber ...