moon

If you or someone you know loves surveying the night sky, you'll love what is about to happen to the moon.

Lufkin's moon rock: see Earth's largest public display. Explore museums & local fun. A unique Texas adventure.

Texas based, Firefly Aerospace, successfully landed their space craft, Blue Ghost, on the moon Sunday, March 3rd, 2025. Firefly Aerospace is an innovative company that has had some issues in the past, but this marks a moment of great achievement for both it and NASA.

The second moon will last through most of November.

This chunk of the moon is on permanent loan from NASA to the museum.

Why is the moon such a big deal? For the first time since 1944 Halloween will boast a big beautiful full moon. Can you say "spooky Halloween"?

It will also be a "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse," which means that full view of the moon will obstructed as it glides through the faint shadow of the Earth.

Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, you can check out the “Super Pink Moon”. This moon has a lot going on, so let’s break it down.

It’s called the “super worm moon”, and you can see it on March 9th.

You won't have to look too hard!

It’s been two years since much of the country, including us in East Texas, saw a once in a lifetime show. The Great American Eclipse.

Texas is supposed to have a pretty good view in ten days of the phenomenon known as the super blood wolf moon. Several astronomical events are coming together at one time to make this a rare and pretty incredible sight to see, so don't miss it!