The News 8 Live Desk brings you all of the top storylines in and around West Michigan with an all-new Daily 8. (Feb. 20 ... lunar eclipse and "Blood Worm Moon" DOT bans nearly all helicopters ...

The Ranger 8 spacecraft was launched on February 17, 1965, and impacted the Moon on February 20, specifically in the Sea of ...

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 ... and about the same distance from the Pole as the Cross; on Feb. 27 at about 8:30 p.m. it will be in the southwest about 39 degrees above the ...

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

Ranger 7 first accomplished that goal in July 1964. On Feb. 17, 1965, its successor Ranger 8 launched toward the moon, and three days later returned images of the moon. The mission's success ...

The next Full Moon will be the Pink Moon, which occurs at 8:22 p.m. on Saturday ... The images below show the day-by-day phases of the Moon in February. The Full Moon this month was on Friday ...

The last full moon, February's Snow Moon, was at peak illumination at 8:53 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The name of March's full moon highlights the transition from winter to spring. The Old Farmer ...

Scientists lost contact with SpaceX's Starship 8 minutes after launch Thursday, the first test flight since the Starship 7 ...

A striking orange-red full moon known as the snow moon will peak out from below the horizon this week. The second full moon of the winter, the snow moon will rise to illuminate evening skies for ...

Valentine’s Day in 2025 features slightly below normal temperatures. We usually see a high temperature of 44 degrees, and this year featured highs in the upper 30s. We were dry at least; however ...

A micromoon rises on Feb. 18, arriving in between the full moon in Leo on Feb. 12 and the ... The micromoon reaches apogee at 8:10 p.m. ET; however, it won't be visible for skywatchers in the ...