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This year's cold moon will fall on December 15 and rise as far to the north as it ever does. Here is how to get the best views.
Clouds produced an incredible lunar halo that was widely seen in the D.C. area Friday night. Depending on cloud cover, there could be a similar one Saturday night.
The HALO module will serve as the heart of the upcoming Gateway lunar space station, and it’s almost ready for showtime.
Weather Ask the Meteorologist: How do lunar halos form, and what do they mean? Lunar halos form when moon light passes through ice crystals ahead of storm systems.
Known as a moon ring, a winter halo, or a 22-degree halo, it's when "ice crystals suspended high above in thin wispy cirrus clouds refract the moon's light to form a perfect circle," Meteorologist ...
The HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) for NASA's Gateway lunar orbit platform is removed from its transport container at Northrop Grumman’s Gilbert, Arizona, facility on April 3, 2025.