Moon Coverage

WRAL Tower Cam: Beautiful moon captured in Raleigh

Watch as the moon sets over Raleigh on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Only on WRAL: NC State grad, Astronaut Koch explains what she'll learn on Moon mission

A day after she was named as one of four and the only woman to the crew for the Artemis missions to the Moon, Christina Koch talked about the opportunity -- for herself, NASA and mankind, with WRAL's Chris Lovingood.

Astronaut Christina Koch: Am I excited? Absolutely

The NC State grad has a chance to be the first woman to walk on the moon. (NASA video)

Look up for Mars and a Venus-Jupiter pairing

The first quarter Moon is cozying up to Mars

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

The Moon cozies up to Jupiter Wednesday evening.

Tuesday night the Moon was below Venus, tonight it's alongside Jupiter just a degree away.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

How to see the ancient comet as it passes Earth this week

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to Earth this week for the first time in 50,000 years. Monday will be the best night to see it before clouds roll in for its midweek pass-by of Earth more than 20 million miles away

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Moon turns red-orange for Election Day total lunar eclipse

The moon put on a show before dawn on Nov. 8, 2022, Election Day, with a total lunar eclipse visible across the country.

Get up early to see total lunar eclipse before you vote on Election Day

Before you head to the polls, look up for the Moon to turn a deep orange/red as it passes through Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse the morning of November 8. But is it the first-ever election day eclipse?

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

NASA scrubs Artemis 1 rocket launch

NASA called off the launch after a last-minute cascade of problems.

Today's Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after engine issue

The Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after the team was unable to work through an issue on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2, but that will depend on how testing goes.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

How to watch the Artemis I mission lift off to the moon

For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Everything you need to know about July's super moon

The buck moon reaches its peak on July 13 and may appear larger and brighter than other full moons.

New NASA images show space junk hit the Moon. What it was, where it came from still unclear

A lunar orbiter spotted a mystery rocket impact site but double craters raise questions about the rocket that did it.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Full moon is closest to Earth this week, first of three months with 'supermoon'

June's full moon arrives at perigee, the point in the Moon's orbit closest to Earth, making it appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a full moon at apogee.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

supermoon June 2022

The moon reaches full phase on Tuesday June 14 after passing through scorpius and the reddish star Antares, known as the "heart of the scorpion"

Lunar eclipse possible overnight

The total eclipse begins at 11:29 on Sunday night.

May's flower full moon will blossom in the sky this weekend

May's full moon, known as the flower moon, will blossom in the sky on Sunday night into Monday.

By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN

Did you know? Not only comets have tails. The Moon, Mercury do too

Comets aren't the only ones with tails streaming behind. Bombarded by the solar wind, Mercury and even our own Moon, form a thin tail of material lifted from their surfaces by the solar wind.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Look for Moon and Mercury early next week

The thin crescent Moon, marking the end of Ramadan for Muslims worldwide, will be joined late this weekend by Mercury low on the horizon after sunset. The Ramadan experience varies with the hours of daylight by latitude and as the Islamic calendar slips by more than a week each Gregorian year.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassadors

Samples of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong up for auction

Samples of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 will go up for auction Wednesday in New York City.

NASA to begin third attempt at crucial moon mission test on Saturday

A third attempt at a crucial prelaunch test for NASA's Artemis I mission to the moon will begin on Saturday, after the two previous tries were called off, the agency said in a news release.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN

A worm moon will light up the sky this week

One of the brightest heralds of spring makes its appearance this week.

By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN

Rocket debris to impact Moon

Part of a SpaceX rocket, left in orbit after the 2015 launch of a space weather satellite for NOAA, is expected to impact the Moon in early March.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

'Blood moon' a dazzling sight around the world

The longest partial lunar eclipse in a millennium dazzled night skies around the world, in an event dubbed the "Blood Moon" due to its red haze.

Lunar meteorite now on display at NC Museum of Natural Sciences

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences has a new exhibit that explores the mysteries of the moon.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor