Blue moon

Astronomy enthusiasts were in for a treat on Aug. 30 night: a rare "super blue Moon" that won't be seen again for more than a decade.

Supermoons occur when the Moon passes through its perigee, or the point that takes it closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit. This makes it look about 14 percent bigger compared to when it is at its furthest point, and a touch brighter.

The supermoon rises behind the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, about 70 kilometers south of Athens, Greece on Wednesday. The cosmic curtain rose Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month. It is a supermoon because it's closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright.

The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: A pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon.

Catch the first show tomorrow evening as the full moon rises in the southeast, appearing slightly brighter and bigger than normal. That's because it will be closer than usual, just 222,159 miles (357,530 kilometers) away, thus the supermoon label.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sued the U.S government over NASA's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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Blue Origin said its lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Friday is "an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA's Human Landing System."

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to pick its first privately built lunar landers capable of sending astronauts to the moon by 2024.

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, founder of rocket company Blue Origin revealed its brand new moon lander called "Blue Moon" on a press event in Washington, DC earlier today

A 'super blue blood moon' rises behind the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple on the Acropolis hill in Athens on Wednesday evening, when thousands of city residents took to the streets and balconies to witness the rare spectacle.

A cosmic event not seen in 36 years -- a rare "super blood blue moon" -- may be glimpsed on Jan. 31 in parts of western North America, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Australia.

An infrequent astronomical event is set to unfold in the skies on Friday evening. A black moon is set to rise. Despite the spooky name and what some people say about its connection with the end of the world, it’s literally not the end of everyrhing. The rise of a “black moon” is something that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Various events and free admission is again on the menu at more than 140 archaeological sites, monuments and museums around the country this month on the evening of a full moon, Aug. 29.

The date comes after a July 31 “Blue Moon” in the country — two rare full moons in one month.