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China Launches Mission to Bring Back Material From Moon
China has launched an ambitious mission to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally
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King Tides Could Swamp Coastal Communities This Week
On Sunday and Monday, San Diego County’s coastal communities are expected to be rocked by king tides and waves reaching more than 6 feet — on top of a modest swell from the south — the combination of which could cause coastal flooding and beach erosion.
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Stunning Aerial Footage Captures King Tide on San Diego County Coast
They sure look regal, don’t they? SkyRanger 7 captured aerial footage of king tides among the San Diego County coast.
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Sheena Parveen Explains What a King Tide Is
NBC 7’s Sheena Parveen explains in detail what a king tide is and how it can affect San Diego County’s coastal communities.
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Moon Holds More Water in More Places Than Ever Thought
Scientists say the moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected
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Supermoon Lights Up Skies
A supermoon rose above the sky on Tuesday. It was the first in a string of supermoons this year. The next supermoon will occur in May.
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New ‘Mini-Moon' Orbiting Earth — for Now, Astronomers Say
A visiting mini-moon is circling Earth, according to astronomers who discovered the cosmic squatter in our planet’s orbit.
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Down to Earthless
Robin Roth’s top weekend show picks include the two-day Oysterfest at Marina Embarcadero North, Merchandise at Space Bar, and Earthless at the Casbah.
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A Look Back at the 1st Moon Landing
50 years ago today Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin blasted off on a mission that would change history forever.
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DMZ Diplomacy: Kim Accepts Trump Invite to Meet at Border
President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants to meet for a handshake at the Demilitarized Zone separating the North and South, a day after issuing the unprecedented invitation and expressing willingness to cross the border for what would be a history-making photo op. Speaking to Korean business leaders before a meeting with South Korean...
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NASA to Open Moon Rock Samples Sealed Since Apollo Missions
NASA prepping to open moon rock samples sealed since the Apollo missions.
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Facility Where Incapacitated Woman Gave Birth to Shut Down
A long-term care facility in Arizona where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth announced Thursday that it would shut down operations. Officials with Hacienda HealthCare said its board of directors determined it’s not sustainable to keep operating its intermediate care facility in Phoenix. It serves infants, children and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who require...
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Stunning Photos of the Super Blood Wolf Moon
On Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, skywatchers around the world took in views of a total lunar eclipse combined with a supermoon, where a full moon appears a little bit bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer proximity to earth. There won’t be another total lunar eclipse until the year 2021.
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Stunning Photos of the Super Blood Wolf Moon
On Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, skywatchers around the world took in views of a total lunar eclipse combined with a supermoon, where a full moon appears a little bit bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer proximity to earth. There won’t be another total lunar eclipse until the year 2021.
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Out of This World! $85M NYC Apartment Comes With a Trip to Outer Space
The owner of a New York City condo who is trying to sell a luxurious condo in the famed Atelier building takes the word amenities to a whole other level — one could even say to a whole other world! For the price of $85 million dollars, not only will the buyer get a one-of-a-kind apartment, but two seats on…
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Lo Moon Rising
Lo Moon’s Matt Lowell spoke with us about the dreamy art-pop band’s new debut album, stylistic vision — and the mystery surrounding it all.
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Mnuchin Brushes Off Trump's Vulgarity Used at Pa. Rally
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that President Donald Trump using vulgar language Saturday at a Pennsylvania event is a “campaign rally issue.” Earlier on Saturday night, Trump hit the campaign trail for Republican House candidate Rick Saccone and spoke at a rally in Moon, Pennsylvania. In the long, apparently off-the-cuff address, the president widely attacked the media while telling...
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Rare: Only Supermoon of 2017 Over Southern California Sunday
A rare supermoon will be shining over Southern California this weekend. Here’s a look back at another night in November 2016 when the moon was as close as it had been to Earth in 69 years.
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15 New Incredible Photos from NASA's Archives
NASA unveiled a new searchable media library on Tuesday, in a victory for space desktop wallpaper enthusiasts and history buffs alike. The archive, which brings together 140,000 photos, videos, and audio files from 60 collections, documents NASA’s missions and personnel from the agency’s founding, in 1958, until today. View some of the highlights of the archive––from early moon landings to…