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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers after something special for Christmas night are ...

The first full moon of 2026 will occur on Saturday, January 3. January's full moon is traditionally known as the Wolf Moon. The name comes from Native American and European traditions referencing ...

Get ready to cry wolf for the first full moon of 2026. The first full moon of the year falls on Jan. 3 this year, according to NASA. On this day, the near side of the moon is fully illuminated as it ...

The first full moon of 2026 — the wolf supermoon — reaches its full phase early on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Named for mid-winter and a traditional association with howling wolves in North America, this ...

If all goes according to NASA’s plans, 2026 will finally be the year that astronauts once again launch to the moon. In a matter of months, four astronauts are poised to fly around the moon on a ...

Just an hour or so after Jared Isaacman was at long last sworn in as NASA Administrator, President Trump published an executive order for a new space policy which, in part, constitutes the new space ...

Looking for a telescope for the moon? We recommend the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ as the best for basic astronomy in our best beginner's telescope guide. The January 2026 full moon is upon ...

The first full moon of 2026 will rise this week. It will be what's known as a "supermoon." This week's supermoon will be the last one until November, 2026. The first full moon of 2026 will rise this ...

The new year is kicking off with a celestial feature: the Wolf Moon will light up the sky as the final supermoon visible until late 2026, astronomers say. The full moon will reach peak illumination at ...

The next full moon will be a spectacular wolf supermoon, set to rise in constellation Gemini — amid the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower — and shine all weekend. Here's when and what to know about ...