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An image of the lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000.Credit: Fred Espenak/NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center If you’re planning to spend some time outside observing the lunar eclipse this Sunday (Sept. 27), you may want to have a few snacks on hand. Whether you’re having a party or going solo, Space.com is here to make […]

In celebration of the total lunar eclipse taking place this weekend, we’ve cooked up some moon-inspired cocktails that are sure to spice up your lunar viewing party. This Sunday night (Sept. 27), skywatchers are in for a stunning lunar event : The moon will pass into the shadow of the Earth, creating a lunar eclipse […]

Ep.2: Land and Deliver ISS: We may be changing the course of human destiny. Arsenic Eating Bacteria Hint at Alien Life Cassini – Saturn The Legacy of Space Shuttle Atlantis Where is ET?: SETI vs. the Fermi Paradox Wanted: Seven ‘Star-Travelers’ | Video Black Holes: Warping Time & Space | Video Return to Jupiter James […]

During total lunar eclipse, the light of every sunrise and sunset is bent onto the Moon, making it glow coppery red. Space.com shows how make a delicious Bloody Moony, to help you enjoy Earth’s shadow creeping across the face of the Moon. Guest celestial mixologist Athena Hom, of The Rumpus Room  in New York City, gives […]

When the full moon falls near the time when the Moon is closest to Earth, we see a “supermoon” that’s up to 14% larger than other big, round full moons. Let’s celebrate with a tasty, full-bodied adult beverage! Guest celestial mixologist Athena Hom, of The Rumpus Room  in New York City, gives you the secret recipe […]

Fall has fallen! And the full moon falling closest to the Fall (Autumnal) Equinox is known as the Harvest Moon, because it’s time for farm-folk to gather in their crops; an act best done with a drink recently downed (unless machinery is to be used!). Guest celestial mixologist Athena Hom, of The Rumpus Room  in New […]

During total lunar eclipse, the light of every Earthly sunrise and sunset is bent onto the Moon, washing it coppery red. Space.com shows how mix a delicious adult “Eclipse Night”, to let you enjoy Earth’s shadow creeping across the face of the Moon. Guest celestial mixologist Athena Hom, of The Rumpus Room  in New York City, […]

Could Pluto hide liquid water far beneath its surface?Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Adam Hadhazy, writer and editor for The Kavli Foundation, contributed this article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . After a journey lasting nine-and-a-half years, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft finally reached the distant world of Pluto. The three-billion-mile expedition culminated with New […]