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

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.

They sure look regal, don’t they? SkyRanger 7 captured aerial footage of king tides among the San Diego County coast.

NBC 7’s Sheena Parveen explains in detail what a king tide is and how it can affect San Diego County’s coastal communities.

Scientists say the moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected

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.

A visiting mini-moon is circling Earth, according to astronomers who discovered the cosmic squatter in our planet’s orbit.

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.

50 years ago today Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin blasted off on a mission that would change history forever.

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...

NASA prepping to open moon rock samples sealed since the Apollo missions.

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...

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.

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...